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Black Identity and the Power of Self-Naming

September 10, 2021September 8, 2021 M. Keith Claybrook, Jr. black lives matter, education, Resistance

Black identity is the most political social identity used to identify people of African descent in the United States. The

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Alphaeus Hunton: The Fight for Equality and Liberation during WWII

September 9, 2021September 8, 2021 Tony Pecinovsky African Diaspora, black politics, Black radicalism

It has been argued that the Communist Party, USA (CPUSA) neglected the struggle for African American equality during World War

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Haiti and US Policing

September 3, 2021September 2, 2021 Willie Mack African Diaspora, black politics, Haiti

The recent assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Möise and the power vacuum he left have deep roots in United States

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Domestic Workers and the Civil Rights Movement

September 2, 2021September 1, 2021 Ashley Everson Activism, Black women, Civil Rights Movement

In July 1971, over six hundred domestic workers from thirty different cities gathered together in Washington D.C. at the first

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AAIHS Announcement: Welcome to the Incoming Executive Board!

August 31, 2021August 30, 2021 AAIHS Editors

We are excited to announce the newly elected Executive Board officers of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS)! Each

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