Online Forum–Contested Citizenship: Legacies of American Slavery
August 2, 2021 to August 10, 2021 Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), is collaborating
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Black Identity
Blackness, Norwegian Identity, and Nationality
Speaking about his research, 2019 Holberg Laureate Paul Gilroy told the committee, “I am particularly engaged by the fate of people
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How Hollywood Has Ignored the Haitian Revolution
African Americans have long been interested in Haiti.1 Decades before the so-called “Haitian turn” of the twenty-first century in US
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Anti-Blackness and College Football
Wide receiver Jaylen Waddle was selected #6 by the Miami Dolphins in the 2021 NFL Draft. During his post-selection press conference,
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“Pauulu’s Diaspora”: An Author’s Response
*This post is part of our roundtable on Dr. Quito Swan’s ‘Pauulu’s Diaspora.’ Dr. Swan will be in conversation with Dr. Keisha
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