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Louise Thompson Patterson and Black Radical Politics

May 12, 2018May 26, 2018 Charisse Burden-Stelly black radical tradition, Black radicalism, Black women

On September 16, 1984, exactly one week after Louise Thompson Patterson turned eighty-three years old, an extravaganza was held in

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“Left Exposed to View!”: Black Women and Sexualized Violence

May 11, 2018May 15, 2018 Trimiko Melancon lynching, police brutality, police violence, Racial Violence, Resistance, sexual violence

In May 1962, Malcolm X delivered a commanding speech with his now infamous lines regarding the positionality of Black women:

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Black Panther: A Call to Ethiopia

May 5, 2018May 13, 2018 Rachel Gillett #BlackPanther, African Diaspora, film, Pan-Africanism, Resistance

*This post is part of our new blog series on The World of the Black Panther. This series, edited by Julian Chambliss and Walter

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Black Lives, Policing, and Historical Memory

May 2, 2018May 5, 2018 Samantha Bryant black lives matter, police brutality, police violence, Resistance

On April 8, 2018, Danville police responded to a domestic disturbance between a man and a woman. The woman accused

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May We Forever Stand: A New Book on the Black National Anthem

April 28, 2018April 30, 2018 J. T. Roane archives, black politics, culture, education, Jim Crow, music, Resistance, South

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

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