Black Women, Agency, and the Civil War
Throughout much of the twentieth century historians framed the Civil War as a political and military driven historical process, which
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The Black Intellectual Tradition and Hip Hop
Pictured in profile on the cover The Narrative (2016), hip hop artist Sho Baraka calls upon listeners to draw connections between
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The Politics of Black Cinematic Representation
A recent article on Detroit described the film as “the most irresponsible and dangerous movie of the year.” The authors highlight Kathryn Bigelow’s directing
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Zora Neale Hurston, Diaspora, and the Memory of Hurricanes
September has become the month to remember disasters. Apart from September 11, there is the memory of the aftermath of
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African Americans and the Classics: An Introduction
The history of African American engagement with Classical history, literature, and philosophy has been fraught with controversy and complexity. Much
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