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The Legacy of Berkeley High School’s Black Student Union

January 10, 2018January 15, 2018 Aaron Fountain #StudentActivismForum, Activism, black protest, Malcolm X, teaching

*This post is part of our online forum on Student Activism. The Black Student Union (BSU) of Berkeley High School in Berkeley, California

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Black Studies, Activism, and Digital History: An Interview with Abdul Alkalimat

January 8, 2018January 10, 2018 Russell Rickford archives, Chicago, digital media

This month I interviewed the scholar-activist Abdul Alkalimat (born Gerald McWorter) about his new website and his life of scholarship

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Cartoonist Jackie Ormes’ Commentary on Black Life

January 5, 2018January 8, 2018 Matthew Teutsch black politics, Black women, civil rights, lynching, Racial Violence, segregation

Writing in the Chicago Defender in 1948, Langston Hughes proclaimed, “If I were marooned on a desert island . . . I

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Erica Garner and the Trauma of Police Violence in Black Communities

January 3, 2018January 5, 2018 Ameer Hasan Loggins health, police brutality, police violence, policing

As I write this article, I want to be clear about my intended audience. I am writing this piece in remembrance

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Black Perspectives: Our Top 15 Blog Posts in 2017

December 29, 2017January 2, 2018 AAIHS Editors

In 2017, Black Perspectives, the blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), continued to grow as a prominent voice within

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