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The Killing of John Derrick

October 28, 2019October 24, 2019 Denise Lynn black politics, Communism, Communist Party, police brutality, police violence, Racial Violence

The long history of law enforcement in the United States is littered with the regular abuse, harassment, and too often

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Blood, Sweat, and Tears: A New Book on the History of Black College Football

October 25, 2019October 23, 2019 J. T. Roane civil rights, HBCU history, integration, segregation, sports

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

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No Longer Invisible, An African American Woman’s Journey

October 23, 2019October 18, 2019 Ida E. Jones #RosalynTerborgPenn, African Diaspora, black intellectual history, Black women, education, pedagogy, race

*This post is part of our online forum  organized by Stephen G. Hall honoring the life and work of Dr.

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Online Forum: Honoring the Life and Work of Dr. Rosalyn Terborg-Penn

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 AAIHS Editors #RosalynTerborgPenn, aaihs, forum

October 21–24, 2019 Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), is hosting an online forum honoring the life

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‘I’m just a kid’: Representation in Milestone Comics’ ‘Icon’

October 11, 2019October 6, 2019 Matthew Teutsch #MilestoneMedia, black childhood, comic books, comics, MEDIA, race, youth

*This post is part of our online forum on the Black-owned and -controlled Milestone Media. In the 1970s, when the

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