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Black Identity Extremists: COINTELPRO 2017

November 13, 2017November 15, 2017 Robyn C. Spencer black nationalism, Black Panther Party, black politics, Black Power, black radical tradition, Black radicalism, police brutality, white supremacy

On October 6, 2017 an FBI internal report identifying “Black Identity Extremists” (BIE) as a major threat to Law Enforcement

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Black October: An Introduction

October 30, 2017November 2, 2017 Jennifer Wilson and Jennifer Suchland Black October, black radical tradition, Black radicalism, Russia, Russian Revolution, Soviet Union

*This is the introduction to our online forum on the Russian Revolution and the African Diaspora 2017 is not a year lacking in

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The Tears, Struggles, and Hopes of Black Women

October 26, 2017October 30, 2017 Celeste Henery black feminism, Black women, Gender

A video of Angela Davis’s reception in Bahia, Brazil this summer captures a moment of unbridled joy. She walks into

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The Soul of Black Comics: An Interview with John Jennings

October 14, 2017October 17, 2017 Julian Chambliss #comicsandrace

This month, I had the opportunity to speak with John Jennings, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies and a Cooperating Faculty

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Policing Black Lives: A New Book on State Violence in Canada

October 10, 2017October 14, 2017 Julie Hawks Canada, police brutality, police violence

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

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