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Prison Abolition Syllabus 2.0

September 8, 2018September 18, 2018 Guest Poster Political Prisoners, Prison Abolition, prisons

Even in prison, rebellions are contagious. In 2016, a national prison strike led us to compile the Prison Abolition Syllabus on

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James H. Cone and the Mysteries of Black Social Life

September 4, 2018September 8, 2018 Todne Thomas James Cone Forum, religion

*This post is part of our online forum on the Life and Legacy of Dr. James H. Cone. I first encountered James Hal

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For His People: James H. Cone and Black Theology

September 3, 2018September 8, 2018 Judith Weisenfeld James Cone Forum, religion, spirituality

*This post is part of our online forum on the Life and Legacy of Dr. James H. Cone. For many years now, I

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On the Passing of Historian Sterling Stuckey, 1932-2018

August 31, 2018September 4, 2018 John Bracey, Jr. civil rights, slavery

I first met Sterling Stuckey in Chicago fifty-five years ago. In the Spring of 1963, Sterling and a group of high school teachers and

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W. E. B. Du Bois and the Representation of Black Higher Education

August 29, 2018September 2, 2018 Lavelle Porter

*Editor’s Note: This week we are publishing our recent online forum on W.E.B. Du Bois in recognition of the anniversary of his passing on

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