The ‘Dixie Narrative’ and the Meaning of Slavery
*This is a guest post from Ibrahim Sundiata, emeritus professor of African/Afro-American Studies and History at Brandeis University. Sundiata is
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“Concede Nothing” – How to Remember a Storm Ten Years Later
This year marked ten years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall. To say New Orleans and the entire Gulf Coast would
Read moreJean-Michel Basquiat: Black. Intellectual. Historian.
[CLICK IMAGES FOR HIGHER RESOLUTION] Last week I moved to Harlem. On Sunday I spent the day with Jean
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Charnesia Corley & a Storify for the #blkwomensyllabus
This past Monday, a young black woman in Texas named Charnesia Corley was stopped by the police as she ran
Read moreWhat is Happening in Waller County?: Sandra Bland and the Sister Comrades Who #sayhername
On Friday, July 10, 2015, just outside of the campus of Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) in Waller County, a
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