Broad Sympathies in a Narrow World: A New Book on the Legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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Black history
Representing HBCUs: Spike Lee’s “School Daze” at 30
On the night of February 11, 2018, the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) hosted two sold out screenings for the
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Marielle Franco, Black Queer Women, and Police Violence in Brazil
On Wednesday, March 14th, countless Brazilians and others around the world were saddened and angered after learning of the devastating news
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History, Memory, and the Power of Black Radio
Between 1948 and 1950, a radio series called Destination Freedom aired on WMAQ, a local Chicago NBC station. Richard Durham
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On the Limits of Boycotts as a Political Tool
Corporate boycotts made headlines for the second time since October in the wake of the recent high school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
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