Thoughts on Underground
Warning this post contains spoilers I first heard about WGN America’s Underground back in October, shortly after I started working
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Eslanda Robeson’s African Journeys
This is a guest post by Dr. Annette Joseph-Gabriel, a scholar of Francophone Caribbean literature and culture. Her areas of
Read moreAntiracism and the Cuban Revolution: An Interview with Devyn Spence Benson
This month, I interviewed historian Devyn Spence Benson about her forthcoming book, Antiracism in Cuba: The Unfinished Revolution (University of
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On the Racist Ideas Jesse Owens Could Not Outrun
It is always quite difficult for me to watch Hollywood biopics on celebrated African Americans figures. Too many of these
Read moreRemembering Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006)
On February 26-28, 2016, the Octavia E. Butler Literary Society will host a conference at Spelman College commemorating the 10th anniversary
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