Progressive Mothers, Better Babies: A New Book on Race and Public Health in Brazil
This post is part of a blog series I am editing, which announces the release of selected new works in African
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Latin America
Afro-Politics and Civil Society in Brazil: An Interview with Kwame Dixon
In today’s guest post, Professor Jaime Alves, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at CUNY Staten Island, interviews Professor Kwame Dixon about
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Borders of Dominicanidad: A New Book on Dominican Racial Identity
This post is part of a blog series I am editing, which announces the release of selected new works in African
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Reflections on Race, Diaspora, and Nation
“People of African descent, wherever they reside, should always be mindful that national struggles can never be disentangled from diasporic
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Revolving Doors of Fugitivity: Marronage and the Military
In October 1776, the governor of the Brazilian city Salvador da Bahia sent out letters encouraging municipal councils, landowners, captains
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