Are Trump’s Black Delegates Suffering from Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome?
On June 21, 2016, I wrote a blog post entitled, “Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome Is Racist Idea,” which elicited positive and
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“Most needed blessings”: The “all lives matter” debate in 1837
Think the current controversy over “black lives matter” is new? African American activists wrestled with the question almost 200 years
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What to the Black Academic is the 4th of July?
July 4 is not normally a day that we associate with black history. The “we” here refers both to the
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“Americans Have Carried American Hatred”: Black Intellectuals, Imperialism and Policing
“Don’t you see no connection between atom-bomb-dropping in Japan and shin-kicking in Virginia?” asked Simple. “No direct connection,” I said.
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Top Five in Bad Times (+ Bonus Track)
This has been an especially difficult few weeks for those with any investment in social justice, black families and black
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