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“Haiti for the Haitians”: A Genealogy

April 19, 2017April 22, 2017 Brandon Byrd African Diaspora, Haiti, Haitian Revolution

Recently, I have begun to construct a genealogy of an important–albeit overlooked–phrase, “Haiti for the Haitians.” Last month, I had

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The Young Historians Project in Britain: An Interview with Hakim Adi

April 18, 2017April 21, 2017 Tiffany Florvil African Diaspora, Blacks in Britain, Caribbean

This month I interviewed Professor Hakim Adi about the Young Historians Project, a non-profit organization formed by young people to

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Making Gullah: A New Book on the American Imagination of Low Country Blacks

April 17, 2017April 19, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi Gullah, Low Country Blacks, South Carolina

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

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Colored No More: A New Book on Black Womanhood in Washington, D.C.

April 15, 2017April 18, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi Black women

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

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The Poetry of Una Marson and Dionne Brand: An Interview with Belinda Deneen Wallace

April 6, 2017April 10, 2017 Nathan Dize #WomenandPanAfricanismSeries, black feminism, Caribbean, feminism, Pan-Africanism

In today’s post, Nathan H. Dize, a PhD student in the Department of French and Italian at Vanderbilt University, interviews Belinda

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