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Confederate Memorials on Trial

November 29, 2021November 28, 2021 Lecia Brooks black lives matter, Resistance

Judge Timothy Walmsley’s recent ruling that the Confederate flag on defendant Travis McMichael’s truck is admissible in Ahmaud Arbery’s murder

Black Queer Lives: A Conversation with Moya Bailey and Laura Lovett

November 23, 2021November 22, 2021 Erik Wallenberg black feminism, Gender, sexuality

Conversations in BlackFreedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Curated by Jeanne

Comic Books, Black History, and Education

November 22, 2021November 21, 2021 Matthew Teutsch education, teaching

Instead of “Unjust to the South” stamped on the inside of our books, we have “promotes/ensures patriotic education” typed into

How to Write About Nigeria

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 Bright Alozie africa, colonialism, Nigeria, Writing

**This essay is a work of satire, modeled after the late Binyavanga Wainaina’s “How to Write About Africa.” Much like

Gamifying Historical Events

November 18, 2021November 17, 2021 Jessica Parr Gamification, History, K-12, slavery, teaching

Games and gamification of historical events have been popular pedagogical tools in classrooms for years, and have generated countless discussions