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North of Dixie: A New Book on Civil Rights Photography Beyond the South

November 1, 2016January 1, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi

This post is part of a blog series I am editing, which announces the release of selected new works in African

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Reflections on Race, Diaspora, and Nation

October 29, 2016October 28, 2016 Tshombe Miles Afro-Brazilians, blackness, Brazil

“People of African descent, wherever they reside, should always be mindful that national struggles can never be disentangled from diasporic

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Women’s Leadership in the Organization of Afro-American Unity

October 27, 2016October 28, 2016 Garrett Felber #WomenandPanAfricanismSeries, Malcolm X, Pan-Africanism

*This is the sixth post in a new blog series on Women, Gender and Pan-Africanism edited by Keisha N. Blain.

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The Ruth Simms Hamilton African Diaspora Series: An Interview with Quito Swan and Glenn Chambers

October 25, 2016March 26, 2017 Keisha N. Blain Black Power Studies

In today’s post, I sit down with Professors Quito Swan and Glenn Chambers to discuss their book series on the

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Haunting Harmonies: Filmic Sounds in 12 Years a Slave and The Birth of a Nation

October 21, 2016October 20, 2016 Rhon Manigault-Bryant Black film, music, The Birth of a Nation

The recent release of The Birth of a Nation (Fox Searchlight, 2016) has resulted in a surprising blaze of dissonant

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