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The FBI and the Mischaracterization of Bayard Rustin

December 7, 2017December 11, 2017 Nishani Frazier Activism, Historical Memory, Resistance

On November 22, Muckrock.com published a disturbing article claiming that Bayard Rustin “was working for the CIA.”  The essay created

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Slavery, the Plantation Myth, and Alternative Facts

December 6, 2017December 14, 2017 Tyler Parry slavery, South

Earlier this year, NBC journalist Chuck Todd pressed  the Counselor to the US President, Kellyanne Conway, to explain spurious claims made

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A Discourse on Race and Inequality in the United States

November 30, 2017December 4, 2017 Kasturi "Rumu" DasGupta economic justice, prisons, Race and Economic History, segregation, slavery

This post is part of our online forum on Race, Property, and Economic History. The U.S. Census Bureau reported in early September (2017) that

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The Rise of Green Spaces in Inner Cities

November 29, 2017December 4, 2017 C.N.E. Corbin environment, gentrification, Race and Economic History, racism, segregation

This post is part of our online forum on Race, Property, and Economic History. The double entendre “dark city” has often conveyed and conceptualized

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The Connections Between Urban Development and Colonialism

November 27, 2017December 1, 2017 Paige Glotzer capitalism, colonialism, gentrification, Race and Economic History, Racial Violence, racism, segregation

This post is part of our online forum on Race, Property, and Economic History. “It’s kind of manifest destiny…now the marketplace and the city has

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