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Two African American women, half-length portrait, facing each other (Daniel Murray Collection, Library of Congress).

Black Women and the Politics of Respectability: An Introduction

April 24, 2017April 27, 2017 Guest Poster #AAIHSRoundtable, #politicsofrespectability, Black women, Gender, racism

by Ralina L. Joseph & Jane Rhodes In the Spring of 2014 the two of us, former dissertation advisor and

Afro-German during the Third Reich. Photo: Propaganda-Pravada.

The Erasure of People of African Descent in Nazi Germany

April 18, 2017April 21, 2017 Jaimee A. Swift Racial Violence, racism, violence

Recently, Donald Trump’s press secretary Sean Spicer made some peculiar and offensive comments comparing Syrian leader President Bashar al-Assad’s chemical

Local Authority in the Future of Voting Rights

April 10, 2017April 14, 2017 William Sturkey Civil Rights Movement

During the 1940s and 1950s, a Mississippi Circuit Clerk named Luther Cox gained notoriety for asking potential black voter registration

Community members hold a declaration denouncing the Nicaraguan state's plans to build the Interoceanic Grand Canal on Monkey Point lands, 2016 (Courtesy of Fundación Popolna / Onda Local).

Black Land Ownership and Megaproject Development in Nicaragua

April 8, 2017April 11, 2017 Jennifer Goett Black women, capitalism, Latin America, racism

Afro-Nicaraguans have been living in the shadow of infrastructure megaprojects for more than a century as both landholders and laborers.

Rally at the Department of Justice protesting the Rodney King case and police brutality. Photo: Rick Reinhard/Civil Rights Teaching.

“What’s Going On?”: Race, Brutality, and Injustice Since Rodney King

April 5, 2017April 8, 2017 Trimiko Melancon music, police brutality, police violence, Racial Violence, racism, violence

On April 2, 1939, legendary R&B and soul singer Marvin Gaye was born. Known for a body of masterpieces, his