Introduction to the #Blackpanthersyllabus
Beyoncé’s new song, “Formation” and her recent performance at the Super Bowl 50 halftime show has ignited a storm of
Read moreCivil Rights Movement
Visualizing Music: Representing Black Culture, Community, and Politics
Figure 1 As Jessica Marie Johnson has already documented here on AAIHS, black women utilized Beyoncé’s song, video, and performance
Read moreReconsidering Malcolm X and Islam
This is a guest post by Garrett Felber, a scholar of 20th century African American history at the University of Michigan
Read moreFree Joan Little: Anti-rape Activism, Black Power, and the Black Freedom Movement
With the news of the Daniel Holtzclaw trial verdict, black women’s sexual assault should be front-page news. This should especially be the case
Read more#SandyStillSpeaks: “Living Black History” and Resources on Sandra Bland
Previous AAIHS posts about Sandra Bland include an account of local civil rights groundwork in Waller County following Bland’s death,
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