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Black Lesbian Thought: An Interview with Briona Simone Jones

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 Emerald Rutledge African Diaspora, black feminism, Black Queer Identity, Black Queers, Black women, Gender, Historical Memory, LGBT, literature, race, Resistance, sexuality

In today’s post, Emerald Rutledge, an associate editor of Black Perspectives, interviews Briona Simone Jones on her new edited collection, Mouths of

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Sounds of Freedom: The Music of Black Liberation

April 13, 2021April 11, 2021 AAIHS Editors Black Power, music

Conversations in Black Freedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black

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The University of Chicago, Urban Renewal, and the Black Community

April 12, 2021April 18, 2021 James Bradley Activism, archives, education, Racial Violence, religion, white supremacy

“It is not possible to operate and maintain a great university in a deteriorating or slum neighborhood,” proclaimed University of

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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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