The Love Between Langston Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks
In 1986, African American poet Gwendolyn Brooks wrote of her life-long friend Langston Hughes: “‘WHAT was Langston Hughes? An overwhelmer.
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Resisting Racism and Islamophobia: Lessons from Muslim Slave Narratives
The highly contested executive order that sought to deny citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries entry into the United States has
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Never Caught: A New Book on George Washington’s Pursuit of His Runaway Slave
This post is part of my blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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Black Female Undertakers in 20th-Century Baltimore
Historically, the business of black undertaking has been framed as a male success story—focusing on narratives of lone freedmen with
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Afro-Brazilian Feminists and the Fight for Racial and Gender Inclusion
In 1979, Afro-Brazilian feminist Leila Gonzalez wrote a critique of the National Encounter of Women that drew much-needed attention to
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