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Searching for Lucy Parsons: A Racial Riddle

January 29, 2024January 29, 2024 Emily England Activism, Gender, race, Resistance

This article was originally published on March 22, 2015. How do I accurately discuss a historical person who was known

Why Black People Believe the End is Near

October 31, 2023October 24, 2023 Benjamin Baker black intellectual history, racism, religion

Recently Pew Research Center released the results of a study on “How Religion Intersects with Americans’ Views on the Environment.” In it,

Idris Elba and Considerations of Black Actor Identity

October 25, 2023October 17, 2023 Anique John African American Identity, black identity, hollywood, Identity, Idris Elba

It is undeniable that when an actor receives an industry accolade and they are a person of color, they are

Black Actresses as Symbols of Resistance to Brazilian Racial Democracy

October 16, 2023October 8, 2023 Jasmine Mitchell #raceandlatinamerica, Afro-Brazilians, Black women, Latin America, Resistance

This post is part of our forum on “Race and Latin America.” “Sou negra” (I am Black), declare Taís Araújo

Translating Global Antiblackness: An Author’s Response

September 15, 2023September 6, 2023 Lorgia García-Peña #TranslatingBlackness, black feminism, black internationalism, blackness

This post is part of our online roundtable on Lorgia García Peña’s Translating Blackness. Translating Blackness comes from a very personal place—from my