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The Problem of Equality: Black Communists and the Women’s Charter

January 6, 2017January 11, 2017 Denise Lynn Black women, Communism

Black Communist Thyra Edwards was not privy to the language of equity, intersectionality, and identity politics used today to describe

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Integration and Sports in the Age of Trump

January 5, 2017January 8, 2017 Jamal Ratchford 2016 Presidential Election, sports

On November 8, 2016, 62 million people effectively dismissed Colin Kaepernick when they elected Donald J. Trump as the 45th

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“This is a Country for White Men”: White Supremacy and U.S. Politics

January 5, 2017January 8, 2017 Guest Poster white supremacy

*Co-Authored by Christopher Petrella and Ameer Hasan Loggins In December 2016, A&E announced the January 10 premiere of Generation KKK, an

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The Long History of Black Women’s Exclusion in Historic Marches in Washington

January 4, 2017December 22, 2017 Ashley Farmer Black women, civil rights, Politics

On Saturday, January 21, 2017, the day after the presidential inauguration, thousands of women will descend on the nation’s capital

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The Defender: A New Book on Chicago’s Legendary Black Newspaper

January 3, 2017January 5, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi Chicago, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement

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

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