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2016 AAIHS Conference: New Perspectives on the Black Intellectual Tradition

March 1, 2016March 6, 2016 Ashley Farmer

The upcoming year promises to be an exciting one for the African American Intellectual History Society. Not only is the

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On the Life and Times of Richard Pryor: An Interview with Scott Saul

February 28, 2016February 27, 2016 Guy Emerson Mount Richard Pryor

This month, I had the wonderful privilege of interviewing Professor Scott Saul on his recent book, Becoming Richard Pryor (New

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Garveyism, Black Power, and the Intellectual History of the CARICOM Reparations Case

February 27, 2016February 27, 2016 Paul Hébert black internationalism, black politics, C.L.R. James, Eric Williams, Garveyism, Pan-Africanism

I was recently looking through scans of The Blackman, a periodical published by Marcus Garvey Jr., son of the founder

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The Black Panther Party and the Free Breakfast for Children Program

February 26, 2016February 25, 2016 Guest Poster Black Panther Party, Black Panthers, black politics, Black Power, Civil Rights Movement

This is a guest post by Darryl Robertson, an undergraduate student at Queens College, majoring in History and Journalism. Robertson

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As Proud of Our Gayness As We Are of Our Blackness

February 24, 2016February 24, 2016 Guest Poster Activism, Baltimore, black politics, black protest, civil rights

Today’s guest blog post is written by Jonathan Bailey.  A native of central Virginia, Jonathan currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland

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