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American University. Photo: Wikimedia/Samschoe.

The Art of Domination: On Decolonizing the Curriculum

May 16, 2017May 18, 2017 Jordanna Matlon education, education reform, racism, teaching

Those professors among us who teach from the perspective of the oppressed are often tasked with un-teaching what our students

Everyday Utopias Opening, April 15, 2017. Photo: Author.

How Public Artists Are Exploring the History of Segregation in Baltimore

May 16, 2017May 19, 2017 Joshua Clark Davis art, Baltimore, Jim Crow

How should America publicly acknowledge its history of legal segregation? For many people, the intricate system that required whites and blacks

Florence Price, 1941. Photo: Arkansas Educational Television Network.

The Life and Music of Florence Price: An Interview with Rae Linda Brown

May 15, 2017May 17, 2017 Ashleigh Gordon Black women, music, racism

In today’s post, Ashleigh Gordon, a world-renowned, award-winning violist and New England Conservatory alumna (Castle of Our Skins, Callithumpian Consort,

The Soul Food Scholar: An Interview with Adrian E. Miller

May 12, 2017May 15, 2017 Keri Leigh Merritt food, presidents

This month I interviewed Adrian E. Miller about his work on soul food, culinary history, and the African American cooks

Coretta Scott King at the Democratic National Convention, New York City. Photo: Library of Congress.

Coretta Scott King, The Archive, and Black Feminist Methods

May 11, 2017May 16, 2017 David Stein archives, black feminism, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr.

For someone so prominent, learning about Coretta Scott King’s life and labors apart from those of her late husband is