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The Radical and Transnational Roots of Black History Month in Britain

October 7, 2020October 4, 2020 E. James West African Diaspora, black internationalism, black protest, civil rights

In 1926, Carter G. Woodson, historian and founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, announced

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The Complexities of Black Feminism in Europe

September 17, 2020September 16, 2020 Julia Chinyere Oparah Black women

Akwugo Emejulu and Francesca Sobande’s powerful anthology of writings by feminists of African descent, To Exist is to Resist: Black

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Black Women in Nineteenth-Century France: An Interview with Historian Robin Mitchell

September 9, 2020September 17, 2020 Annette Joseph-Gabriel Black Europe, France

In today’s post, blogger Annette Joseph-Gabriel interviews Robin Mitchell about her new book, Vénus Noire: Black Women and Colonial Fantasies

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Afropessimism’s Contributions to Black Studies

September 4, 2020September 17, 2020 Joseph Winters Afro-pessimism

According to Frank Wilderson, Afropessimism contends that “Blacks are not Human subjects, but are instead structurally inert props, implements for

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The Lasting Influence of the ‘Imprisoned Black Radical Tradition’

August 28, 2020September 1, 2020 Stephen Wilson, Orisanmi Burton, Toussaint Losier et. al. IBRT

*This interview is part of our online forum on ‘The Imprisoned Black Radical Tradition,’ organized by Stephen Wilson and Garrett Felber. The

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