Rosa Parks, Radicalism, and Remembrance
Its Black History Month, which means that mainstream society pulls out the iconic images of African American freedom fighters including
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Dispatches from Shondalandia by a Slavery Historian (Vol. 2)
“I am not yours.” – Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope, Scandal 2 X 3 “You might be Command, Dad, but
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As Black History month was approaching, I began to ponder the meaning of this occasion in our modern world. My
Read moreThe Deep Roots of Afro-Asia
This post is the first of a short series on Afro-Asia—the cultural and political exchanges and historical connections between people
Read more“Dr. Martin Luther King’s Mother is Slain” and Lessons from Gendered History
On June 30th, 1974 an armed gunman strode into the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The church, located in
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