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Integration and Sports in the Age of Trump

January 5, 2017January 8, 2017 Jamal Ratchford 2016 Presidential Election, sports

On November 8, 2016, 62 million people effectively dismissed Colin Kaepernick when they elected Donald J. Trump as the 45th

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The American Colonization Society: 200 Years of the “Colonizing Trick”

December 22, 2016January 2, 2017 Nicholas Guyatt black nationalism

Two hundred years ago this week, dozens of the nation’s most powerful men met in the Davis Hotel in Washington

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Are You An Intellectual?

December 21, 2016January 2, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi racism

On December 16, 2016, I delivered the doctoral commencement address at the University of Florida. This is an amended version

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Slavery, the 13th Amendment, and Mass Incarceration: A Response to Patrick Rael

December 12, 2016December 13, 2016 Dennis R. Childs 13th Amendment, convict leasing

This post is a rebuttal to Patrick Rael’s “Demystifying the 13th Amendment and Its Impact on Mass Incarceration.” Dear Professor

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Demystifying the 13th Amendment and Its Impact on Mass Incarceration

December 9, 2016December 8, 2016 Patrick Rael 13th Amendment, emancipation, mass incarceration

We’re learning a lot these days about the historical roots of mass incarceration. Michelle Alexander’s wildly successful book, The New

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