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Blackness, Pessimism, and the Human

September 5, 2017September 8, 2017 Joseph Winters Afro-pessimism, humanism, race, Racial Violence, violence

There is a specter haunting black studies, black freedom struggles, humanism, and the politics of recognition. This recalcitrant specter currently

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The Troubled History of School Choice

September 2, 2017September 6, 2017 Erica Sterling education, education reform, law, Policy Demands

One of the most contentious debates in contemporary education reform is school choice. With the president’s $20 billion campaign pledge

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How African American Activists are Influencing Latinos

July 25, 2017July 29, 2017 Aaron Fountain #BlackLivesMatter, black lives matter, black politics, Latino/a, police brutality, police violence, Puerto Rico

Politicized by Black Lives Matter, Latinos across the country are calling for police reform and direct, organized actions by building

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New Age Activism: Maria W. Stewart and Black Lives Matter

July 24, 2017July 29, 2017 Westenley Alcenat Activism, black intellectual history, black lives matter, Black women, Gender

The 1830s was the high-tide of Jacksonianism, an era many historians consider the nadir of early American history. Although universal

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Finding Toussaint L’Ouverture in Tennessee

July 20, 2017July 23, 2017 Brandon Byrd Black women, Haiti, slavery

In the summer of 1777, as musket balls flew about New York’s battlefields, José de Gálvez felt confident. The American

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