“A Brilliant Political Theorist”: David Leonard Reflects on Cedric Robinson
Earlier this week, we learned of the passing of Professor Cedric Robinson, a beloved scholar and mentor who authored several
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Black history
Mae Mallory: Forgotten Black Power Intellectual
On October 2, 1962 journalists at the Chicago Defender interviewed Mae Mallory, a prisoner at the Cuyahoga County Jail in
Read moreThe Pre-History of President Clinton’s Racist (and Antiracist) Liberalism
About a week ago, former President Bill Clinton once again had to defend his 1994 crime bill at an event
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Martin Sostre and the Fight against Solitary Confinement
In the summer of 2015, President Barack Obama finally broke the silence on the use of solitary confinement, calling for
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Thinking with Black Diasporic Intellectual Production
On April 5, AAIHS blogger Chris Cameron described five approaches to African American Intellectual History. Cameron’s approaches included intellectual history
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