Power to the People: An Interview with Paul Ortiz and Johanna Fernandez
Conversations in Black Freedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Curated
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Black Protest
“This Is Chaos:” Order Maintenance and the Fear of Black Anarchy in Atlanta
Late on May 30, 2020, Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms rose to national notoriety with a passionate speech that rebuked not
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Black Realities and White Statues: The Fall of Confederate Monuments
As a young student, of perhaps fifteen years old, I was the only brown face in a mostly white honors
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Civic Memory in a Radical Bristol: Edward Colston and Black Lives Matter
On Sunday June 7, 2020, a Black man climbed up onto a plinth in the center of the British city of
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Black Lives Matter on Campus– Universities Must Rethink Reliance on Campus Policing and Prison Labor
In the wake of the devastating murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, people have taken to
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