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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Black Identity
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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Melanesia, Creoles, and Ideas of Blackness
*This post is part of our roundtable on Quito Swan’s ‘Pauulu’s Diaspora.’ Dr. Swan will be in conversation with Dr.
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Consumerism and Curation: Sarah Tate’s Resistance
On June 19, 1865, Sarah Tate was living about 160 miles west of Galveston, Texas, on the homestead of James
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