New Releases in African American Intellectual History
Below are new books in African American intellectual history soon to be published or already published within the last 6
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Straight Outta Compton and the Power of Black Women’s “Side Stories”
When director F. Gary Gray chose to cut the scene depicting rap producer Dr. Dre’s infamous assault on journalist Dee Barnes, then-TV
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The passing of the great civil-rights leader Julian Bond earlier this week ignited a firestorm of activity on Twitter.
Read moreFighting like Fannie Lou: On Bernie Sanders, Black Lives Matter, and the Democratic Process
On August 8th, 2015, Black Lives Matter “shut down” a Bernie Sanders presidential campaign event in Seattle, Washington. Taking the
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Charnesia Corley & a Storify for the #blkwomensyllabus
This past Monday, a young black woman in Texas named Charnesia Corley was stopped by the police as she ran
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