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Black Resistance in Literature, Television, and Song

January 10, 2019January 29, 2019 Matthew Teutsch film, literature, slave trade, slavery

Looking upon the Wakandan sunset at the end of Ryan Coogler’s film Black Panther (2018), T’Challa holds his cousin N’Jadaka

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Reflections on Sandra Bland on the 3rd Anniversary of Her Death

July 13, 2018July 16, 2018 Toniesha Taylor #SandraBlandForum, #sayhername, digital media, Historical Memory, police brutality, police violence, Sandra Bland

This post is part of our online forum in honor of Sandra Bland, coinciding with the third anniversary of her death. The forum includes historical

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Transformative Anti-Racist Politics at the University of Michigan

October 11, 2017October 14, 2017 Austin McCoy #BlackLivesMatter, black protest, student activism

What happens when college and university administrators are unable to prevent white supremacists from spreading racist propaganda on their campuses?

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The Activist Work of K-12 Educators: Then and Now

October 7, 2017October 10, 2017 Andrene Castro Activism, black intellectual history, teaching

Black students’ educational needs are central to Black political and social activism. It is no secret that Black activism in

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Racial Violence on the Anniversary of the Charleston Massacre

June 17, 2017June 19, 2017 Keisha N. Blain #CharlestonSyllabus, Charleston, Racial Violence, violence

On June 17, 2015, a white supremacist walked into a predominantly black church in Charleston, South Carolina. That evening, a

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