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The Life of Pauli Murray: An Interview with Rosalind Rosenberg

October 16, 2017October 21, 2017 Alyssa Collins black feminism, Black Queers, blackness, Gender, intersectionality, law, religion, sexuality

In today’s post, Alyssa Collins, PhD candidate in the Department of English at the University of Virginia, interviews Rosalind Rosenberg

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Black Radicalism and the “Tuition-Free” University

October 12, 2017October 16, 2017 Tyler Parry 2016 Presidential Election, Bernie Sanders, Constitution, freedom, integration, South Carolina

During the presidential primaries of 2016, Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders promoted a policy that, for many, was a radical idea.

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Policing Black Lives: A New Book on State Violence in Canada

October 10, 2017October 14, 2017 Julie Hawks Canada, police brutality, police violence

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

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Tips for Writing Successful AAIHS Conference Proposals

October 8, 2017October 10, 2017 Chris Cameron #AAIHS2018

In this post, I provide some strategies for writing a successful proposal for our third annual conference scheduled to take

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Calculating the Cost of Hurricanes in the Caribbean

October 5, 2017October 8, 2017 Sasha Turner Caribbean, colonialism, Cuba, imperialism, slavery, tourism

“The turquoise waters still glimmer in the bright sun, and the beaches remain breezy and alluring.” So begins a recent

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