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Why Black People Believe the End is Near

October 31, 2023October 24, 2023 Benjamin Baker black intellectual history, racism, religion

Recently Pew Research Center released the results of a study on “How Religion Intersects with Americans’ Views on the Environment.” In it,

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The Black Left and Political Repression

October 30, 2023October 29, 2023 Lucien Baskin Black Left, CBFS Interview, interview, Radicalism

Conversations in Black Freedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Curated

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An Afro-Caribbean in a Nazi Concentration Camp

October 27, 2023October 22, 2023 Adam Lee Cilli African Diaspora, Black History, oral history

Black Perspectives’ book editor, Adam Lee Cilli interviews Mary Romney-Schaab on her most recent book publication, An Afro-Caribbean in the

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Idris Elba and Considerations of Black Actor Identity

October 25, 2023October 17, 2023 Anique John African American Identity, black identity, hollywood, Identity, Idris Elba

It is undeniable that when an actor receives an industry accolade and they are a person of color, they are

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Reckoning with Whiteness in Brazil

October 18, 2023October 16, 2023 Stephanie Reist #AAIHSRoundtable, #raceandlatinamerica, Brazil, Latin America

This post is part of our forum on “Race and Latin America.” In a pivotal scene in Kleber Mendonca Filho’s

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