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Black Women’s Histories and the Power of Truth-Telling

January 16, 2018January 20, 2018 Janell Hobson Activism, Black women

Not long after Oprah Winfrey, the iconic media mogul and pioneer for African American women in film, television, and journalism,

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To Shape a New World: A New Book on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 15, 2018January 20, 2018 Keisha N. Blain imperialism, Martin Luther King Jr., Philosophy, reparations, social justice

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

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Josephine Butler and Environmental Activism in Washington, DC

January 13, 2018January 20, 2018 Jaimee A. Swift Black women, environmentalism, social justice

The first time I heard about Josephine Butler was when I stepped into the building named after her––the Josephine Butler

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Teenage Feminism Decades before “Girl Power”

January 12, 2018January 15, 2018 Kera Lovell #StudentActivismForum, black feminism, student activism

*This post is part of our online forum on Student Activism. As civil disobedience in schools escalated in the postwar era, teenage girls

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The Legacy of Berkeley High School’s Black Student Union

January 10, 2018January 15, 2018 Aaron Fountain #StudentActivismForum, Activism, black protest, Malcolm X, teaching

*This post is part of our online forum on Student Activism. The Black Student Union (BSU) of Berkeley High School in Berkeley, California

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