Search Results for: civil rights era

The Tears of Carl Lewis

September 20, 2021September 19, 2021 E. James West black protest, race

A few weeks ago marked the 30th anniversary of perhaps the greatest track and field duel of all time. On

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Anti-Communism and A Raisin in the Sun

September 13, 2021September 12, 2021 Denise Lynn black intellectual history, black politics, Black radicalism

                           Lorraine Hansberry Speaking to an Audience, 1959 or

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Black Identity and the Power of Self-Naming

September 10, 2021September 8, 2021 M. Keith Claybrook, Jr. black lives matter, education, Resistance

Black identity is the most political social identity used to identify people of African descent in the United States. The

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The Pittsburgh Courier’s Discursive Power, 1910-1940

September 8, 2021September 6, 2021 Adam Lee Cilli black intellectual history, black protest

“A Negro seaman whose ship was then in Boston Harbor was the first martyr in the cause of American independence,”

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Haiti and US Policing

September 3, 2021September 2, 2021 Willie Mack African Diaspora, black politics, Haiti

The recent assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Möise and the power vacuum he left have deep roots in United States

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