What ‘Defund the Police’ Really Means
In late 1969, Fred Hampton issued a call to defund the police, if in different terms than those currently in
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Online Roundtable: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s ‘Race for Profit’
March 8-12, 2021 Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), is hosting a roundtable on Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s
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Black Catholic Women are Forgotten Prophets of American Democracy
On Jan. 6, a mostly White mob attacked the nation’s Capitol in a violent attempt to overturn the election of
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Registration is Open: AAIHS’ 6th Annual Conference
#AAIHS2021 The African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS)’s Sixth Annual Conference Conference Theme: The West March 19-20, 2021 A Virtual
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Criminal Justice Reform Won’t Work Until it Focuses on Black Women
President Biden’s racial equity agenda, launched with executive actions taken to address systemic racism and inequality in America, promises to
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