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Spike Lee, Nike, and Corporate Activism

October 2, 2018October 3, 2018 E. James West Activism, Black film, black politics, black protest, film, Racial Capitalism, sports

In early September, Nike unveiled a new advertising campaign to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of its “Just Do It” motto,

Racism, Borders, and Black Europe

October 1, 2018October 3, 2018 Elisa Joy White African Diaspora, Black Europe Series, black internationalism, Politics, race, racism

*This post is part of our new blog series on Black Europe. This series, edited by Kira Thurman and Anne-Marie Angelo, explores what it means to

Online Forum: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee

October 1, 2018October 17, 2018 AAIHS Editors #AAIHSRoundtable, Activism, black politics, Black Power, black protest, Civil Rights Movement, police violence, racism, Resistance, Unseen Light

October 8-12, 2018 Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), is hosting a week-long online forum based

On Race and Sports: An Interview with Howard Bryant

September 21, 2018September 25, 2018 Jermaine Scott Activism, black protest, police brutality, police violence

In today’s post, Jermaine Scott, a PhD candidate in the Department of African American Studies at Northwestern University, interviews Howard

James Baldwin’s Ideas and Activism during the 1980s

September 20, 2018September 25, 2018 Aderson Francois black intellectual history, James Baldwin, literature, race, racism

James Baldwin died on November 30, 1987, at his home in Saint Paul de Vence, a small village on the