Religion - AAIHS - Page 20

Reclaiming Blackness and Islamic Identity

January 26, 2018January 30, 2018 Alaina Morgan Islam, Malcolm X, Nation of Islam

Several months ago, I was approached by a group of Muslim undergraduates from Stanford University’s Markaz Center, a secular student

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Reaping the Revolution: Urban Agriculture in Havana, Cuba

January 4, 2018January 8, 2018 J. T. Roane Activism, Afro-Cubans, Caribbean, Cuba, environment, food, Latin America, religion

During my recent visit to Cuba, I took a coco, one of Havana’s zipping yellow motorcycle taxis, from my accommodations

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Identity and Culture in Roman Africa: An Interview with Jennifer A. Rea

November 24, 2017November 27, 2017 Julian Chambliss #comicsandrace, africa, classics, comic books, Gender, intersectionality

In his recent post “African American and the Classics: An Introduction,” David Withun highlighted the problem posed by the assumption

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Faith, Myths, and Black Prometheus

November 14, 2017November 16, 2017 David Withun black rebellion, racism, religion, Resistance, slavery, white supremacy

In A Black Theology of Liberation, James H. Cone controversially asserted, “If God is not for us, if God is not

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Jah Kingdom: A New Book on the Rastafarian Movement in Tanzania

October 26, 2017October 30, 2017 Julie Hawks decolonization, Jamaica, Pan-Africanism, Rastafarianism, repatriation, Tanzania

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

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