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Psychiatric clinic, c. 1930. Photo: PBS.

Reproductive Rights and Race Struggle in the Decolonizing Caribbean

April 1, 2017April 5, 2017 Nicole Bourbonnais Caribbean, civil rights, colonialism

On May 27, 1935, hundreds of Bermudians gathered in a protest chaired by barrister David Tucker, member of the League

Wyclef Jean on Black History, Haiti, and His New Album

March 31, 2017April 3, 2017 Darryl Robertson #HipHopSeries, Haiti, Haitian Revolution

Recently, I sat down with Wyclef Jean to discuss his new EP (Extended Play), “J’Ouvert” and how it reflects his

Slavery, New Orleans, and the Counting Blues

March 28, 2017March 31, 2017 Rashauna Johnson New Orleans, slave trade, slavery

In “Countin’ the Blues,” Gertrude “Ma” Rainey sings, “Layin’ in my bed with my face turned to the wall…Tryin’ to

Black Women Communists and Pan-Africanism: An Interview with Minkah Makalani

March 25, 2017March 29, 2017 Richard Mares #WomenandPanAfricanismSeries, Communism, Pan-Africanism

In today’s post, Richard Mares, an editorial assistant at Black Perspectives and Ph.D. candidate at Michigan State University, interviews Minkah Makalani about his recent article in

Katharine Houghton and Sidney Poitier in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." Photo: Columbia Pictures.

Race and Civil Rights Dramas in Hollywood

March 24, 2017March 28, 2017 Justin Gomer civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, film

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of Stanley Kramer’s Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, starring the iconic Sidney Poitier. During the