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On Authoritarianism and Civilization

December 4, 2016December 2, 2016 Neil Roberts 2016 Presidential Election, Donald Trump, marronage

This piece was originally published on Public Seminar and is reprinted here with permission. In 1890 the young W.E.B. Du

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Black Power’s Global Pulse

November 30, 2016November 30, 2016 Quito J. Swan Black Panther Party, black radical tradition

This year, the Black Panther Party (BPP), arguably the most influential Black Power organization, celebrated fifty years since its founding.

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Colored Travelers: A New Book on Mobility and the Fight for Citizenship

November 28, 2016November 27, 2016 Ibram X. Kendi travel

This post is part of a blog series I am editing, which announces the release of selected new works in African

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Slavery and Violence in the Old South: An Interview with Jeff Forret

October 6, 2016August 15, 2017 Keri Leigh Merritt archives, Gender

This month I interviewed Dr. Jeff Forret, Professor and Distinguished Faculty Research Fellow at Lamar University. He is the author

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A Global Vision for Black Lives

September 16, 2016May 20, 2017 Gerald Horne #BlackLivesMatter, #ScholarsRespond, Barack Obama, black lives matter, Black Lives Matter Forum, imperialism, M4BL

“Those truly interested in progress and liberation on these shores must not neglect our allies in the international community” As

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