Black Motherhood and the Limits of Empathy
Although it has been months since the controversy over Dana Schutz’s painting, “Open Casket,” which depicted Emmett Till’s mutilated face
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Black Family
Contested Bodies: A New Book on Black Motherhood and Slavery in Jamaica
This post is part of my blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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“The House on Coco Road”: A New Film on Family, Race, and U.S. Intervention in Grenada
This post is part of a new blog series that announces the release of new films in African American History
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The Invisible Threads of Gender, Race, and Slavery
On March 24, 2017 the United Nations commemorated its ten-year anniversary for the International Day of Remembrance honoring the Victims
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The Fugitive Slave Margaret Garner and Tragedy on the Ohio
This is an excerpt from the fourth chapter of Driven Toward Madness: The Fugitive Slave Margaret Garner and Tragedy on
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