The Radical Democracy of the Movement for Black Lives
“Black Lives Matter has cast a strobe-light on contemporary myths of racial progress, arguing correctly that the criminal justice system
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Whose Black Lives Matter? Musings in Defense of Korryn Gaines
I recently had the pleasure of speaking to a group of talented black and brown sisters who were gathered for
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A ‘Club’ No Black Woman Wants to Join: Confronting the Aftermath of Black Death
I have found myself having to write, yet again, in the midst of racial, political, and social tumult. Recent events
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What to the Black Academic is the 4th of July?
July 4 is not normally a day that we associate with black history. The “we” here refers both to the
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Sandra Bland (1987-2015): Art, Remembrance, Commemoration
Sandra Bland died one year ago today, July 13, 2015. As we remember Bland’s death, we also commemorate her life.
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