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James Farmer and the Roots of a Black Activist-Intellectual

James Farmer conceptualized and developed a nonviolent direct-action philosophy that could be applied in the United States. He drew inspiration from

Black German poet and activist May Ayim would have turned sixty-two years old on May 3. She was born in

The ax forgets, but the tree remembers. – African proverb “Forgetting is the true death.” – Mama Koko Zauditu Selassie,

This July 7th will mark the 181st anniversary of the formation of the first Black student organization in American higher

Conversations in Black Freedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Curated