Straight Outta Compton and the Power of Black Women’s “Side Stories”
When director F. Gary Gray chose to cut the scene depicting rap producer Dr. Dre’s infamous assault on journalist Dee Barnes, then-TV
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Nothing is Impossible: Black History and Black Futures as a Flag Falls
At dawn on June 27, 2015, Bree Newsome (with support from local activists) scaled the flag pole in front of
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#BlackThoughtsMatter
As nine beautiful black minds are laid to rest and Confederate flags are symbolically ripped down across the nation, the
Read moreOn Cold War China in the Black Radical Imagination: An Interview with Robeson Taj Frazier
***This is the fourth installment of my series on Afro-Asia, examining the cultural and political exchanges and historical connections between people
Read moreTeaching Maria Stewart and Antebellum Black Public Spheres
I find that students intuitively understand the concept of the black public sphere as a “safe space” for the expression
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