The Future of the African American Religious Past
Today’s guest post is from Paul Harvey, Professor of History, and Presidential Teaching Scholar at the University of Colorado. Dr.
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American identity
Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome is a Racist Idea
For a generation of open-minded Americans, the original Roots miniseries in 1977 uprooted fields of racist ideas of backward Africa,
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As Proud of Our Gayness As We Are of Our Blackness
Today’s guest blog post is written by Jonathan Bailey. A native of central Virginia, Jonathan currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland
Read moreIntroduction 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
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