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Remembering the Grenada Revolution: A Review of David Scott’s Omens of Adversity

November 29, 2016November 27, 2016 Paul Hébert Grenada, trauma

Scholars are increasingly turning their attention to the Grenada revolution, a critical event in the history of West Indian radical

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The #BlackCommunistReadingList

November 29, 2016October 25, 2017 Terrell Jermaine Starr black radical tradition, Black radicalism, Communism, Fidel Castro

Here is a list of recommended books on African Americans and Communism. As a graduate student at the University of

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Afro-Colombians and the Peace Agreement in Colombia

November 23, 2016November 22, 2016 Yesenia Barragan Colombia

On the evening of October 2, 2016, the whole world was in absolute shock. The Colombian people rejected a historic

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Revolving Doors of Fugitivity: Marronage and the Military

October 15, 2016October 14, 2016 Greg Childs black soldiers, Brazil, marronage

In October 1776, the governor of the Brazilian city Salvador da Bahia sent out letters encouraging municipal councils, landowners, captains

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Is the Myth of Racial Harmony Killing Our Country?

October 3, 2016October 4, 2016 Devyn Spence Benson black internationalism, black protest, police brutality

My eyes draw open, fixing on the silhouette of the spinning blades of the ceiling fan above my bed. After

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