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“Held in Trust by History:” The Intellectual Activism of Lerone Bennett Jr.

March 16, 2017March 18, 2017 Christopher Tinson Activism, black intellectual history, Historiography

On the morning of December 11, 2016, a notice in the Chicago area news read as follows: “Author Lerone Bennett

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Radicalizing the Resistance in the Age of Trump

March 14, 2017March 17, 2017 Russell Rickford democracy, Donald Trump, Immigration, Politics, Resistance, Trumpism

Who knew an act of civic engagement could produce such exhilaration and ambivalence? A few weeks ago I attended a

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The Rise of Global Conservatism and Resistance in the Age of Trump

March 13, 2017March 16, 2017 Jaimee A. Swift Donald Trump, Politics, racism, Trumpism

The travel ban on Muslims and refugees. Withdrawal of federal protections for transgender students. The reinstatement of the global gag

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#AAIHS2017: Expanding the Boundaries of Black Intellectual History

March 11, 2017March 14, 2017 Brandon Byrd #AAIHS2017

The past year has certainly been an exciting one for the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS). In the months

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The Black Freedom Struggle, Healthcare Activism, and the Affordable Care Act

March 5, 2017March 8, 2017 Ashley Farmer Activism, Black Panther Party, Black Panthers, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement

At a recent press conference President Donald Trump remarked, “nobody knew that healthcare could be so complicated.” This statement was

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