The Struggle for Voting Rights and the Poor People’s Campaign
Conversations in Black Freedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Curated
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Race
Sexuality, History, and Britain’s Colonial Legacy
A recent editorial letter in the Jamaica Gleaner condemning the newspaper’s feature of popular dance-hall artist, Beenie Man, his so-called Babymama,
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The Black Convention Movement and Black Politics in Nineteenth-Century America
African American leaders throughout the nineteenth century recognized the significance of creating and sustaining national organizations that were built upon
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Black Women in the Army during World War II
Sandra M. Bolzenius’s Glory in Their Spirit: How Four Black Women Took On the Army During World War II details
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The Complexities of Race, Class, and Gender on Television
Following the recent fallout over Roseanne Barr’s racist comments, ABC introduced a spinoff show, The Conners, in an attempt to
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