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Resisting Carceral Cities: A Conversation with Carl Suddler and Garrett Felber

November 30, 2020November 29, 2020 AAIHS Editors Black political thought, carceral state, juvenile justice, Nation of Islam, New York, police violence, policing, prisons, race, Racial Violence, racism

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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Demonizing Diversity Training Isn’t New

November 25, 2020November 22, 2020 Say Burgin Black Power, military, race, racism, white supremacy

In September, President Donald Trump issued an executive order banning “diversity training” in federal agencies. He justified it by saying

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Crafting a Global Message of Anti-Racism

November 23, 2020November 21, 2020 Nicholas Grant Activism, African Diaspora, Black political thought, black politics, Blacks in Britain, Claudia Jones, colonialism, Eslanda Robeson, race, racism, Resistance, white supremacy

In late October, Kemi Badenoch took to the dispatch box in the House of Commons during a parliamentary debate about

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Fire Suppression, the Carceral State, and Black Ecological Knowledge

November 12, 2020November 9, 2020 Celeste Henery black, Black Ecologies, carceral state, environment, literature, poetry, prisons, race, racism

As I write, major wildfires burn in the state of California. A mixture of droughts, human-altered landscapes, dense vegetation, and

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Black Radical Activists and the Dangers of the Police State

November 11, 2020November 9, 2020 Denise Lynn Black political thought, black politics, class, Communism, police brutality, police violence, policing, prisons, race, Racial Capitalism, racism

During recent anti-police brutality protests and marches across the United States, American police forces have displayed the very behavior that

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