Search Results for: Black Lives Matter

Black Death and the Possibilities for Diasporic Solidarity

October 10, 2017October 16, 2017 Nicole Jackson Activism, African Diaspora, Black Europe, black internationalism, police violence

In the aftermath of Mike Brown’s 2014 death, comparatively small Black populations in London, Berlin and Amsterdam spearheaded solidarity marches

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Charles Burnett and the Significance of Black Independent Cinema

October 2, 2017October 4, 2017 Justin Gomer Black film, film, poverty, television, white supremacy

When Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight won the best picture Oscar earlier this year, I shared my optimism on this blog about the

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Uncovering New Sources for Research on Black Religion

September 26, 2017October 1, 2017 Danielle Brune Sigler #AAIHSRoundtable, #NewWorld, religion

This post is part of our online roundtable on Judith Weisenfeld’s New World A-Coming Judith Weisenfeld opens her book New World A-Coming with

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Imagining Black Technological Practices in Contemporary America

September 13, 2017September 16, 2017 Alyssa Collins Activism, black lives matter, black protest, hashtag, Literary studies, technology

As practices of online protest evolve into historical narratives, we should take time to consider alternate technological practices developing within

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Blackness, Pessimism, and the Human

September 5, 2017September 8, 2017 Joseph Winters Afro-pessimism, humanism, race, Racial Violence, violence

There is a specter haunting black studies, black freedom struggles, humanism, and the politics of recognition. This recalcitrant specter currently

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