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Free the Land– A New Book About the Republic of New Afrika

July 3, 2020June 28, 2020 AAIHS Editors Black Power, Black radicalism, Resistance

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

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Power to the People: An Interview with Paul Ortiz and Johanna Fernandez

July 2, 2020June 28, 2020 AAIHS Editors African Diaspora, black nationalism, Black Panther Party, Puerto Rican history, Resistance

Conversations in Black Freedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Curated

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The Role of Black Women in the Making of a White Argentine Republic

July 2, 2020June 28, 2020 Christina Proenza Coles African Diaspora, Black women, Latin America, Resistance

“The discovery of personal whiteness among the world’s peoples is a very modern thing,” observed W.E.B. Du Bois, “a nineteenth

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Celebrating 50 Years of Essence as a Black Women’s Archive

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Jacinta R. Saffold Black women, Gender, literature

Essence Magazine occupies a distinct position within the continuum of Black culture as an aspirational lifestyle magazine, grounded by a

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On Black Women’s Ecologies

June 30, 2020July 3, 2020 Carlyn Ferrari #BlackEcologies, Black Ecologies, black feminism, Black women, environment, geography, literature, race, racism

*This post is part of our new series on Black Ecologies edited by Justin Hosbey, Leah Kaplan, & J.T. Roane. “Oh to

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