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Black Land Ownership and Megaproject Development in Nicaragua

Afro-Nicaraguans have been living in the shadow of infrastructure megaprojects for more than a century as both landholders and laborers.

In “Countin’ the Blues,” Gertrude “Ma” Rainey sings, “Layin’ in my bed with my face turned to the wall…Tryin’ to

Who knew an act of civic engagement could produce such exhilaration and ambivalence? A few weeks ago I attended a

This post is part of our online roundtable on Sowande’ Mustakeem’s Slavery at Sea In 1790, Thomas Trotter testified to

This post is part of our online roundtable on Sowande’ Mustakeem’s Slavery at Sea In Slavery at Sea, Sowande’ Mustakeem takes