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Rethinking Black History Month in Germany

February 20, 2019March 31, 2019 Tiffany Florvil Activism, African Diaspora, black internationalism, black politics, Pan-Africanism, race

In Britain, Canada, and the United States, Black History Month (BHM) events are widely well-known and are celebrated annually. But

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Social Justice Work in North Carolina: An Interview with Activist Nhawndie Smith

January 30, 2019June 20, 2019 Ajamu Amiri Dillahunt #BlackOrganizingToday, Activism, black feminism, black politics, black protest, black radical tradition, Resistance

This post is part of our Black Organizing Today Series. This series, edited by Ajamu Amiri Dillahunt, consists of interviews

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Readings on Transnational African American History

January 8, 2019January 29, 2019 Nico Slate and Clayton Vaughn-Roberson Activism, black internationalism, Politics

African American History has always transcended borders of many kinds, yet historians have not always recognized the transnational and global

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Recognizing Black Elderhood

January 4, 2019January 29, 2019 Celeste Henery African Diaspora, black internationalism, Brazil, music, race

In Pedagogies of Crossing, writer M. Jacqui Alexander asks us to observe the sustenance that lies sometimes in plain sight.

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Readings on the History of the Atlantic World

November 19, 2018November 26, 2018 Vanessa M. Holden and Jessica Parr African Diaspora, capitalism, slave trade, slavery

Several months ago, Five Books published a list of 5 books on the Atlantic World, which included some notable omissions.

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