Did Europe Bring Homophobia to Africa?
Recently at a public forum, someone asked me if “same-sex relations in Africa [are] un-African?” While answering the question,
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The Rise and Fall of an Afro-Brazilian Publisher
Francisco de Paula Brito (1808-61), an Afro-Brazilian man of letters, “a son and grandson of freedpersons,” catalyzed critical transformations in
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Hair Discrimination and Global Politics of Anti-Blackness, Part 1
Recent cases of Black hair/style regulation and punishment in Britain, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States reveal
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Texas’ Long Celebration of Juneteenth
On June 18, 2021, President Joseph Biden signed legislation that made “Juneteenth,” the commemoration of the event on June
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Baseball and Black American Memory
October in the United States means the arrival of the Major League Baseball (MLB) playoffs. Arguably more than any other
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