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“The Revival: Women and The Word”: A New Film on Queer Women of Color

September 1, 2017September 6, 2017 Michael T. Barry Jr. #FilmFeatures, black feminism, Black film, Black Queers

This post is part of my blog series that announces the release of new films in African American History and African Diaspora Studies.

Black Women’s Holy Ghost Work: Then and Now

July 28, 2017August 2, 2017 Judith Casselberry Harlem, religion

“East Harlem leaves had the red tips of early autumn when Amaryllia (Lillie) Jones ventured down E. 131st Street in

New Age Activism: Maria W. Stewart and Black Lives Matter

July 24, 2017July 29, 2017 Westenley Alcenat Activism, black intellectual history, black lives matter, Black women, Gender

The 1830s was the high-tide of Jacksonianism, an era many historians consider the nadir of early American history. Although universal

Black Motherhood and the Limits of Empathy

July 19, 2017July 23, 2017 Sasha Turner art, motherhood, slavery

Although it has been months since the controversy over Dana Schutz’s painting, “Open Casket,” which depicted Emmett Till’s mutilated face

Albertina Sisulu briefs protestors, Johannesburg, 1984, by Paul Weinberg. Photo: University of Cape Town Libraries.

African Women and Social Movements in Africa

July 18, 2017July 21, 2017 Jaimee A. Swift Activism, Black women, Gender, Politics, Social Movements

While historical narratives have traditionally depicted the African continent and its people as inferior, scholars are actively challenging this pervasive rhetoric