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Dark Work: A New Book on the Business of Slavery in Rhode Island

August 30, 2016January 1, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi capitalism, slavery

This post is part of a new and recurring blog series I am editing, which announces the publication of selected

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Trump Syllabus 2.0: A Supplementary Reading List

August 5, 2016August 2, 2016 Stephen G. Hall Donald Trump, Trumpism

This supplementary reading list is designed to augment the Trump Syllabus 2.0 by N.D.B. Connolly and Keisha N. Blain. In

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Austin Clarke and Canada’s Black Lives Matter Movement

July 26, 2016July 26, 2016 Paul Hébert black lives matter, Canada

Austin Clarke, the Barbadian-Canadian writer, died at age 81 on June 26. Clarke was one of Canada’s leading literary figures

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#TheHistorySoundtable II: 70 Recent History Books by Black Women

July 23, 2016July 23, 2016 Guest Poster black women scholars

Co-authored by Sowande’ Mustakeem and Keisha N. Blain In recognition of the dynamic work being done by black women scholars,

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Mapping Downtown Asheville Through Protest: Black Lives Matter and Public Spaces

July 22, 2016July 17, 2016 Guest Poster black lives matter, police brutality, police violence

This is a guest post by Nathan H. Dize, a PhD student in the Department of French and Italian at

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