Introduction to the #Blackpanthersyllabus
Beyoncé’s new song, “Formation” and her recent performance at the Super Bowl 50 halftime show has ignited a storm of
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W. E. B. Du Bois and Black History Month
The year was 1949. Eighty-one-year-old W. E. B Du Bois was one year removed from his second stint at the
Read moreCelebrating Two Years at AAIHS
Today we celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., a man of immeasurable courage and vision. We
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Thinking About the ‘X’
As the year winds down, I find myself, like my AAIHS colleague Noelle Trent, reflecting on 2015, on conversations that
Read moreJames Baldwin Review
In his 2010 CD Sophomore Slump, the Jackson, Mississippi-based artist Skipp Coon rapped in the opening track “James,” “From where
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