Black Bookstores and the Black Power Movement: An Interview with Paul Coates
In this post, blogger Joshua Clark Davis interviews activist Paul Coates–the father of author Ta-Nehisi Coates–on his life and early
Read moreIn this post, blogger Joshua Clark Davis interviews activist Paul Coates–the father of author Ta-Nehisi Coates–on his life and early
Read moreContrary to what some people believe, the blues is not “slave music.” Although it was cultivated by the descendants of slaves,
Read more*This post is part of our online roundtable on Ashley Farmer’s Remaking Black Power Ashley Farmer’s comprehensive text, Remaking Black Power: How
Read moreNumerous books and articles analyze the concept of “slave marriage,” but other than a few exceptional works, the historical literature
Read moreMy grandfather died on Christmas Eve. I never knew him, but his legend still hangs over me. Even though I’m named
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