Black Identity - AAIHS

Civil Rights Playwrights as Black Intellectuals

November 25, 2017November 28, 2017 Julie Burrell civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, Harold Cruse, theater

In the Society for U.S. Intellectual History’s recent roundtable on Harold Cruse’s The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual, contributors reaffirmed the significance of

“Black Enuf*”: A New Animated Documentary on Black Queer Identity

November 17, 2017November 18, 2017 Michael T. Barry Jr. Black women, race, sexuality

This post is part of my blog series that announces the release of new films in African American History and African Diaspora Studies.

Black Identity Extremists: COINTELPRO 2017

November 13, 2017November 15, 2017 Robyn C. Spencer black nationalism, Black Panther Party, black politics, Black Power, black radical tradition, Black radicalism, police brutality, white supremacy

On October 6, 2017 an FBI internal report identifying “Black Identity Extremists” (BIE) as a major threat to Law Enforcement

Woman wearing face paint, "Yo soy Fidel" (I am Fidel). Source: www.granma.cu.

Writing Antiracism in Cuba: An Author’s Response

November 11, 2017November 20, 2017 Devyn Spence Benson #AntiracismInCuba, Cuba

This post is part of our online roundtable on Devyn Spence Benson’s Antiracism in Cuba. I still remember the first paper I wrote

Rhetoric and Reality During Cuba’s Antiracism Campaign

November 7, 2017November 11, 2017 Sandy Placido #AAIHSRoundtable, #AntiracismInCuba, Cuba

This post is part of our online roundtable on Devyn Spence Benson’s Antiracism In Cuba. In July 1960, thousands of people from