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Naming and Self-identification in the Black Community

March 29, 2021April 18, 2021 E. James West academic publishing, Activism, African American history, Black Power

Naming is a complicated business. Names play a vital role in defining group identity and the identity of individuals who

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The Art of Black Letter-Writing: A Conversation with Daphne Muse

March 26, 2021April 18, 2021 Joshua Clark Davis Activism, Civil Rights Movement, education, literature, South, teaching

More people should know Daphne Muse. Born and raised in Washington, DC, Muse grew up with a curiosity for the

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For Generations, Black People have led Global Antiracist Movements

March 17, 2021March 8, 2021 Brenda Gayle Plummer

This year’s Black History Month comes in the aftermath of last summer’s global uprisings after the police killing of George Floyd.

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The Power of Dr. Gwendolyn Patton’s Autobiography

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 Ashley Farmer Activism, Black Power, Black women, Civil Rights Movement, Racial Violence, Resistance

In 1967, Gwen Patton was driving to Montgomery, Alabama when her car started to rattle and stutter. She pulled over

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How State Surveillance Undermines Black Freedom Movements

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 Nishani Frazier Black Power, carceral state, Malcolm X

Ray Wood was known to me only in family lore I’d forgotten. CORE scholar L. E. J. Rachell and James

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