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Luke Cage and the African American Literary Tradition

November 1, 2016October 31, 2016 Matthew Teutsch #comicsandrace, Luke Cage

This guest post is part of our new blog series on Comics, Race, and Society, edited by Julian Chambliss and

Making the American Syllabus: Hashtag Syllabi in Historical Perspective

October 24, 2016October 22, 2016 Lisa A. Monroe #CharlestonSyllabus

Hashtag syllabi such as #FergusonSyllabus and #CharlestonSyllabus assemble critical intellectual resources and promote collective study both within and outside of

First Strike: A New Book on Educational Enclosures in Black Los Angeles

October 24, 2016January 1, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi Los Angeles

This post is part of a blog series I am editing, which announces the release of selected new works in African

Why the Academic Achievement Gap is a Racist Idea

October 20, 2016October 20, 2016 Ibram X. Kendi racism

“Standardized tests have become the most effective racist weapon ever devised to objectively degrade Black minds and legally exclude their

Integration at the Barnard School, Washington, D.C., 1955. Source: Library of Congress.

Why Black Teachers Matter

October 13, 2016October 12, 2016 Lindsey E. Jones education reform

A recent Mother Jones article entitled “Black Teachers Matter” focused on the dwindling number of African American teachers, using the