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Race, Necropower, and Natural Disasters

September 23, 2017September 27, 2017 Dan Royles carceral state, environment, race

In the last month, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma devastated Texas and Florida, killing scores of people and leaving many more

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The Politics of Black Cinematic Representation

September 16, 2017September 20, 2017 Annette Joseph-Gabriel Black cinema, black internationalism

A recent article on Detroit described the film as “the most irresponsible and dangerous movie of the year.” The authors highlight Kathryn Bigelow’s directing

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The Jim Crow Paradox: A New Book on the Associated Negro Press

September 11, 2017September 14, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi black intellectual history, Jim Crow, journalism

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

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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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