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On War, Imperialism, and Racism

March 27, 2018April 2, 2018 Russell Rickford racism, student activism, white supremacy

*This is a transcript of a speech prepared by historian Russell Rickford for a protest against Former Vice President Dick

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Claudia Jones and Ending the Neglect of Black Women

March 26, 2018April 2, 2018 Denise Lynn black feminism, Black radicalism, Black women, Claudia Jones, Communism

With the onset of the Cold War and the U.S. government’s attacks on radicalism, the American Communist Party began to

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Black Panther, Black Power, and the Black Nationalist Tradition

March 21, 2018March 26, 2018 Jordan X. Evans #BlackPanther, #comicsandrace, black nationalism, Black Panther Party, Black Power, Pan-Africanism

*This post is part of our new blog series on The World of the Black Panther. This series, edited by Julian Chambliss and Walter

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On the Limits of Boycotts as a Political Tool

March 14, 2018March 19, 2018 Jessica Ann Levy civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, South Africa

Corporate boycotts made headlines for the second time since October in the wake of the recent high school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

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Black Panther and the Politics of Black Heroism

March 10, 2018March 15, 2018 Sheena Howard #BlackPanther, #comicsandrace

*This post is part of our new blog series on The World of the Black Panther. This series, edited by Julian Chambliss and Walter

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