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Introduction to the #WakandaSyllabus

June 19, 2016February 22, 2023 Guest Poster Afrofuturism

The following list was compiled by Dr. Walter Greason, who is the author of The American Economy, a collection of

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A Mountainous Freedom

June 17, 2016December 30, 2016 Guest Poster #FreedomAAIHS, C.L.R. James, Haitian Revolution, marronage

Today, we continue our roundtable on Neil Roberts‘s Freedom as Marronage with a contribution from Minkah Makalani, associate professor in

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“More Than Words or Ideas But Life Itself:” Cedric Robinson’s Testament

June 9, 2016June 9, 2016 Guest Poster #CedricRobinson, black radical tradition, Black radicalism, Cedric Robinson

Today we continue to honor the life and legacy of Professor Cedric Robinson who passed away earlier this week. Dr.

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When Scholars Cry: Celebrating the Career of Thomas C. Holt

May 28, 2016June 4, 2016 Guy Emerson Mount black intellectual history, black politics, black protest

If you’ve never seen a historian cry, you’re probably hanging out with the wrong historians. The day you see multiple

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Fire in Babylon and The Racial Politics of West Indian Cricket

May 27, 2016May 27, 2016 Paul Hébert black internationalism, C.L.R. James, Caribbean

“What do they know of cricket who only cricket know?” asked C.L.R. James in Beyond a Boundary, his 1962 study

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