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Black Republicans: A New Book on the Transformation of the GOP

October 23, 2016January 1, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi black politics, electoral politics

This post is part of a blog series I am editing, which announces the release of selected new works in African

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Why the Academic Achievement Gap is a Racist Idea

October 20, 2016October 20, 2016 Ibram X. Kendi racism

“Standardized tests have become the most effective racist weapon ever devised to objectively degrade Black minds and legally exclude their

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Black Women Athletes, Protest, and Politics: An Interview with Amira Rose Davis

October 14, 2016October 13, 2016 Ashley Farmer Colin Kaepernick, Politics, sports

The country is now recognizing black athletes as protest leaders and the sports field as a viable space for resistance and

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Erna Brodber and Pan-Africanism in Post-Independence Jamaica

October 12, 2016October 12, 2016 Petal Samuel #WomenandPanAfricanismSeries, Jamaica, Pan-Africanism

*This is the fifth post in a new blog series on Women, Gender and Pan-Africanism edited by Keisha N. Blain.

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Herstories: Writing Black Panther Women’s History

October 8, 2016October 7, 2016 Guest Poster Black Panther Party, black women scholars

Authored by Angela D. LeBlanc-Ernest, Tracye A. Matthews, Mary Phillips, and Robyn C. Spencer Angela LeBlanc-Ernest, Tracye A. Matthews, Mary Phillips, and

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