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On Transnational Black Feminism

April 14, 2017April 17, 2017 Keisha N. Blain black feminism

At the recent OAH conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, I participated in a roundtable on “Transnational Circulations of Feminism in

Zadie Smith and Multiculturalism after Brexit

April 11, 2017April 14, 2017 Merve Fejzula culture, Donald Trump, Literary studies, London

Perhaps more than other forms of criticism, outsiders often imagine literary criticism to be free from the vagaries of the

Donald Trump holds a roundtable meeting with the Republican Leadership Initiative in New York, Aug. 25, 2016. Dr. Ben Carson is seated next to Trump at center. Source: Grandmother Africa.

The Critique of Racial Liberalism: An Interview with Charles W. Mills

April 3, 2017December 30, 2017 Neil Roberts #raceandphilosophy, Philosophy, Racial Capitalism, Trumpism

This month I interviewed Charles W. Mills about his new book, Black Rights/White Wrongs: The Critique of Racial Liberalism. Mills is

The History of Black Evangelicals and American Politics

March 30, 2017April 1, 2017 Mary Beth Mathews Black Leaders, religion

During the 2016 presidential election cycle, pundits and pollsters discussed the “evangelical” vote and whether the Republican candidate—a twice-divorced casino

Slavery, New Orleans, and the Counting Blues

March 28, 2017March 31, 2017 Rashauna Johnson New Orleans, slave trade, slavery

In “Countin’ the Blues,” Gertrude “Ma” Rainey sings, “Layin’ in my bed with my face turned to the wall…Tryin’ to