Trumpism and the Magnitude of Mass Incarceration
On Thursday, February 9, President Trump instituted new executive actions, which affirmed his campaign vows to emphasize “law and order.”
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Race
Pictorial Manifestations: On a Younger Harriet Tubman
Few may remember the rather juvenile comments objecting to the announcement on April 20, 2016 by the Department of the
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Hollywood and Diversity: Why This Year’s Oscars Matter
On February 26, Hollywood “movers and shakers” will assemble in Los Angeles for the biggest night of the year—the Academy
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The Love Between Langston Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks
In 1986, African American poet Gwendolyn Brooks wrote of her life-long friend Langston Hughes: “‘WHAT was Langston Hughes? An overwhelmer.
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Private, Public, and Vigilante Violence, Part 4
This essay is Part Four of a four part series concerning the triumvirate of violence in slave societies. The first
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