Ralph Ellison’s Juneteenth and Black Literary History
In 1965, Ralph Ellison published a short story called “Juneteenth.” It was a central excerpt of his long-awaited novel-in-progress. Ellison
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Race
The Problem of White-Washing Juneteenth
Juneteenth’s increasing popularity places long-time celebrants in an unenviable position where euphoria regarding Jubilee’s popularity is tempered by the threat
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Online Roundtable: Quito Swan’s ‘Pauulu’s Diaspora’
June 28th-July 2nd, 2021 Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), is collaborating with the Journal of
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Postal Work and the Struggle for Black Freedom
In late 1892, a railroad operator approached activist-journalist Ida B. Wells to inquire why the Black community of Memphis, Tennessee, had been
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Gen Z Hip Hop, Rod Wave, and Black Masculinity
Early this year, rapper Rod Wave’s album, Soul Fly, entered the music scene with a sharp analysis of contemporary Black manhood.
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