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The Smile Beyond the Mind: Minkah Makalani Reflects on Cedric Robinson

June 10, 2016June 10, 2016 Guest Poster #CedricRobinson, black radical tradition, Black radicalism

Today we continue to honor the life and legacy of Professor Cedric Robinson who passed away earlier this week. Dr.

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Beyond The Walled City: An Interview with Guadalupe García

June 1, 2016May 31, 2016 Devyn Spence Benson Cuba

This month I interviewed Dr. Guadalupe García about her new book Beyond the Walled City: Colonial Exclusion in Havana (University

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When Scholars Cry: Celebrating the Career of Thomas C. Holt

May 28, 2016June 4, 2016 Guy Emerson Mount black intellectual history, black politics, black protest

If you’ve never seen a historian cry, you’re probably hanging out with the wrong historians. The day you see multiple

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Summer Reading With W. E. B. Du Bois

May 18, 2016May 23, 2016 Phillip Luke Sinitiere

As part of my ongoing research on the life, thought, and history of W. E. B. Du Bois, this month

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Creating an African American Identity and a New Nation

May 4, 2016May 4, 2016 Guest Poster black politics, black protest, colonial America, emancipation

This is a guest post by Daniel R. Mandell, Professor of History at Truman State University. Prof. Mandell recently received

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