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An Environmental History of Slavery: An Interview with David Silkenat

March 7, 2023March 5, 2023 Adam McNeil slavery, South

In today’s post, Adam X. McNeil, a regular contributor of Black Perspectives, interviews Dr. David Silkenat on his new book,

Women of Color Consciousness and the Global Environmental Movement

March 6, 2023March 5, 2023 Hettie Williams black intellectual history, black internationalism

Grace Lee Boggs and Wangari Maathai were central figures in the development of the global environmental movement. Their work as

Conversations in Black Freedom Studies: An Interview

February 28, 2023February 26, 2023 Lucien Baskin black intellectual history, CBFS, Civil Rights Movement

Conversations in Black Freedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Curated

Rosewood Massacre at 100: Black Florida History and White Terror

February 27, 2023February 26, 2023 Dan Royles Racial Violence, racism

A version of the following comments was delivered at the opening of the exhibit An Elegy to Rosewood at the

Black Los Angeles and the LAPD in the Early 1960s

February 21, 2023February 20, 2023 M. Keith Claybrook, Jr. black politics, police brutality, police violence

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and other city officials could have prevented the Watts Rebellion in August 1965 had they addressed the concerns