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‘Footprints of Panafricanism’: An Interview with Filmmaker Shirikiana Aina

July 23, 2018July 26, 2018 Nubia Kai africa, African Diaspora, Black film, film, Pan-Africanism, West Africa, women in film

In today’s post, poet, playwright and novelist Nubia Kai interviews Shirikiana Aina about her new film, Footprints of Panafricanism. An independent filmmaker,

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Migrant Children and Family Separation in the United States

July 16, 2018July 20, 2018 Westenley Alcenat Haiti, Racial Violence, racism, slavery, white supremacy

American nationalism, like all other nationalisms, is an imagined concept of belonging and community. In this regard, it is not

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Sandra Bland and Assata Shakur: Imagining Liberation from Persecution

July 12, 2018July 16, 2018 Cristina Mislan #SandraBlandForum, #sayhername, mass incarceration, police brutality, police violence, prisons, Sandra Bland

This post is part of our online roundtable on Sandra Bland, coinciding with the third anniversary of her death. The

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Answering the Social Justice Call of Sandra Bland

July 11, 2018July 13, 2018 Keelyn Bradley #SandraBlandForum, #sayhername, Black women, police brutality, police violence, Sandra Bland

This post is part of our online forum in honor of Sandra Bland, coinciding with the third anniversary of her death. The forum includes historical

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The Legacy of Sandra Bland: An Interview with Poet Simone John

July 9, 2018July 12, 2018 Phillip Luke Sinitiere #SandraBlandForum, #sayhername, Black women, poetry, Sandra Bland

This post of part of our online forum on Sandra Bland, coinciding with the third anniversary of her death. The forum includes

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