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Syllabus: A History of Anti-Black Racism in Medicine

August 12, 2020August 13, 2020 Antoine S. Johnson, Elise A. Mitchell, Ayah Nuriddin health, medicine

The ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is revealing longstanding American health and healthcare disparities yet to be addressed. While some have

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The 1619 Project and the ‘Anti-Lincoln Tradition’

August 11, 2020August 9, 2020 E. James West archives, black intellectual history, race, slavery

Earlier this year, the Pulitzer Prize Committee announced that this year’s prize for journalistic commentary would be awarded to New

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The Relationship Between African Americans and Africa

August 11, 2020August 13, 2020 Christopher Ndubuizu African Diaspora, blackness, Historical Memory

Negro, African, Colored, Afro-American, African American, and Black are identifiers that reflect the variety of ways African Americans have identified

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Blog Announcements: New Editing Team

August 10, 2020August 9, 2020 AAIHS Editors

The editing team of Black Perspectives is excited to embark on a new academic year! Thank you for supporting us over

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More than Diversity— A Call to Action from University of Chicago Faculty

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 AAIHS Editors abolition, Activism, black protest, boycott, education, reparations, Resistance, strike

This abridged document has been edited for brevity.  The full letter can be read here. To pledge your support for

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