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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 History of Black College Football

September 2, 2020September 5, 2020 Joshua Crutchfield Jim Crow, race, Resistance

Reflecting on his time as a member of the Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University) football team, journalist Eric “Ric”

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Surveillance, State Power, and the Activism of Shirley Graham Du Bois

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Denise Lynn Activism, black internationalism, Canada, Communism, W.E.B. Du Bois

The recent Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality are a reminder that social justice advocacy and activism can come

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Contagions of Empire: A New Book on Racism, Sexuality, and Black Military Workers

September 1, 2020August 28, 2020 Tyler Parry black internationalism, labor, military

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

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The Makings of a Forum: “Imprisoned Black Radical Tradition”

August 24, 2020August 23, 2020 Stephen Wilson & Garrett Felber IBRT

*This is the introduction to our online forum on ‘The Imprisoned Black Radical Tradition,’ organized by Stephen Wilson and Garrett

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