Teaching Religion, Politics, and Civil Rights
With undergraduates I recently explored the complexity of thought among several Civil Rights writers and activists. During our conversation, students
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Pedagogy
Remembering Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006)
On February 26-28, 2016, the Octavia E. Butler Literary Society will host a conference at Spelman College commemorating the 10th anniversary
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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 moreRoundtable on Black Women’s Intellectual History Day 1: Introduction
Today marks the beginning of a six day roundtable on the new collection, Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women,
Read moreIntegrating the Baltimore Riot into a Civil War History Class, An Improvised Lesson
This past week was a tumultuous week in the Baltimore – Washington area. What began as an ordinary week became
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