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Afro-Latin America and the Black Pacific: An Interview with Sherwin K. Bryant

April 22, 2017April 26, 2017 Yesenia Barragan African Diaspora, Latin America

This month I interviewed Sherwin K. Bryant about his work on the Black Pacific and Afro-Andes. Bryant is Associate Professor of

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Blackness, a Haunted History

April 21, 2017April 24, 2017 James Padilioni Jr Haiti, Vodou

Historians generally frame their writing and research around the notion of change over time, assuming that time moves forward. But

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Women Picturing Revolution: An Interview with Lesly Deschler-Canossi and Zoraida Lopez-Diago

April 21, 2017April 24, 2017 L. Jonathan Collier Black women, Public History, racism

This month I interviewed Lesly Deschler Canossi and Zoraida Lopez-Diago about their event Women Picturing Revolution: Focus on Africa and

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“Haiti for the Haitians”: A Genealogy

April 19, 2017April 22, 2017 Brandon Byrd African Diaspora, Haiti, Haitian Revolution

Recently, I have begun to construct a genealogy of an important–albeit overlooked–phrase, “Haiti for the Haitians.” Last month, I had

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The Young Historians Project in Britain: An Interview with Hakim Adi

April 18, 2017April 21, 2017 Tiffany Florvil African Diaspora, Blacks in Britain, Caribbean

This month I interviewed Professor Hakim Adi about the Young Historians Project, a non-profit organization formed by young people to

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