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Black Radicalism and the Right to Bail

December 6, 2021December 5, 2021 Tony Pecinovsky black radical tradition, race, W.E.B. Du Bois

New York’s LaGuardia Airport was abuzz. On December 9, 1951, two of the most well-known African American activists of the

What Civil Rights Acts: The Times-Picayune’s Editorial Silence on Civil Rights

December 2, 2021December 1, 2021 Bala Baptiste desegregation, Editorial, integration, Louisiana, New Orleans, Newspapers

The New Orleans morning daily newspaper, The Times-Picayune, during the 11-year period between 1957 and 1968, failed to publish a

Enslaved Women’s Sexual Health: Reproductive Rights as Resistance

December 1, 2021November 30, 2021 Crystal Webster Black women, Gender, slavery

In 1841, Mrs. John Little crossed the Ohio River and left behind a life of bondage. After a long journey,

Black Queer Lives: A Conversation with Moya Bailey and Laura Lovett

November 23, 2021November 22, 2021 Erik Wallenberg black feminism, Gender, sexuality

Conversations in BlackFreedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Curated by Jeanne

Comic Books, Black History, and Education

November 22, 2021November 21, 2021 Matthew Teutsch education, teaching

Instead of “Unjust to the South” stamped on the inside of our books, we have “promotes/ensures patriotic education” typed into