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A More Beautiful and Terrible History: A New Book on the Civil Rights Movement

January 22, 2018January 25, 2018 Ibram X. Kendi civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, Historical Memory, Martin Luther King Jr.

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

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To Shape a New World: A New Book on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 15, 2018January 20, 2018 Keisha N. Blain imperialism, Martin Luther King Jr., Philosophy, reparations, social justice

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

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Rap Dreams in South Central: An Interview with Jooyoung Lee

January 6, 2018January 10, 2018 Darryl Robertson #HipHopSeries, hip hop, music, Performance

In today’s post, Darryl Robertson, a graduate student at Fordham University, interviews Jooyoung Lee about his new book, Blowin’ Up: Rap Dreams in South Central, which

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Reparations for Slavery and the Slave Trade: A New Book on the Idea of Reparations

January 5, 2018January 8, 2018 Julie Hawks reparations

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

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Race, Injustice, and Philosophy: An Interview with Tommie Shelby

January 2, 2018January 5, 2018 Neil Roberts #raceandphilosophy, capitalism, economic justice, housing, Philosophy, Racial Capitalism, social justice

This month I interviewed Tommie Shelby on his most recent book, Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform (Harvard University Press, 2016) and his

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