The Connected Histories of #StopAAPIHate and #BlackLivesMatter
The murder of six women of Asian descent and two other victims in Atlanta by a white male gunman precipitated
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Racial Violence
Louise Thompson and the Black and White Film
In 1932, James Ford returned from the Soviet Union with a letter from the Russian film company Meschrabpom saying it
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The University of Chicago, Urban Renewal, and the Black Community
“It is not possible to operate and maintain a great university in a deteriorating or slum neighborhood,” proclaimed University of
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Black Soldiers and the Civil War
Shortly after the Emancipation Proclamation enabled African American men to enlist in the Union army in 1863, Alexander Thomas Augusta
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Race, Digital Humanities, and New Technological Frontiers
Readers of Black Perspectives are undoubtedly aware of conversations around tech, gender, and race. (And if you are unfamiliar with
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