Black Women’s Histories and the Power of Truth-Telling
Not long after Oprah Winfrey, the iconic media mogul and pioneer for African American women in film, television, and journalism,
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Resistance
Teenage Feminism Decades before “Girl Power”
*This post is part of our online forum on Student Activism. As civil disobedience in schools escalated in the postwar era, teenage girls
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Black Power and the Detroit High School Organizing Tradition
This post is part of our online forum on Student Activism. The sight of National Guard tanks rolling down the streets of Detroit
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The Legacy of Berkeley High School’s Black Student Union
*This post is part of our online forum on Student Activism. The Black Student Union (BSU) of Berkeley High School in Berkeley, California
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Black Studies, Activism, and Digital History: An Interview with Abdul Alkalimat
This month I interviewed the scholar-activist Abdul Alkalimat (born Gerald McWorter) about his new website and his life of scholarship
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