Racial Uplift and the Big Screen: Modern Reflections on a Historical Concern
“What do modern iterations of racial uplift look like in popular film?” I’ve been sitting with this question after a
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Rosa Parks, Radicalism, and Remembrance
Its Black History Month, which means that mainstream society pulls out the iconic images of African American freedom fighters including
Read moreSlavery, Freedom, Citizenship, and Teaching
What does freedom mean? This week, I’ll start teaching a senior seminar titled Slavery, Freedom, and Citizenship, and
Read more“Dr. Martin Luther King’s Mother is Slain” and Lessons from Gendered History
On June 30th, 1974 an armed gunman strode into the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The church, located in
Read moreBrooklyn Stands With Selma
The following excerpt comes from the conclusion of my book, Fighting Jim Crow in the County of Kings: The Congress
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