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The New Black Atheists

December 3, 2016December 2, 2016 Chris Cameron religion

Christianity has played a central role in African-American life from the late 18th century to the present. Black churches raised

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Black Power’s Global Pulse

November 30, 2016November 30, 2016 Quito J. Swan Black Panther Party, black radical tradition

This year, the Black Panther Party (BPP), arguably the most influential Black Power organization, celebrated fifty years since its founding.

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Trump’s America Was Never a Democracy

November 28, 2016November 28, 2016 Guy Emerson Mount democracy, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Politics

History is rarely written in advance. Yet on January 20, 2017 we will likely witness the largest general strike and

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Colored Travelers: A New Book on Mobility and the Fight for Citizenship

November 28, 2016November 27, 2016 Ibram X. Kendi travel

This post is part of a blog series I am editing, which announces the release of selected new works in African

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Where Has All the Loving Gone? A Review of the New Film, ‘Loving’

November 27, 2016October 4, 2017 Peter Cole Virginia

A new film about the Southern working class couple whose love and dedication broke the back of anti-miscegenation laws across

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