Jean-Michel Basquiat: Black. Intellectual. Historian.
[CLICK IMAGES FOR HIGHER RESOLUTION] Last week I moved to Harlem. On Sunday I spent the day with Jean
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Did abolitionism cause the Civil War?
I recently came across a review on a conservative website of Thomas Fleming’s A Disease in the Public Mind: A
Read more“A Troubled Past” and the Meanings of Breaking the Law
In early August, St. Louis County Police shot eighteen-year-old Tyrone Harris, Jr. amidst an outbreak of violence during protests in
Read moreOn the use of “Slave Mistress”
The passing of the great civil-rights leader Julian Bond earlier this week ignited a firestorm of activity on Twitter.
Read moreConversion and Hypocrisy: Reflections on the Challenges of Teaching about the Christianity of Slaves and Masters
“…between the Christianity of this land, and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference — so wide,
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