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Dr. Carlos E. Russell and the Origins of Black Solidarity Day

September 14, 2021September 13, 2021 Kaysha Corinealdi black internationalism, black protest, Pan-Africanism

  A young Black woman demonstrator at a rally at the Capitol protests voting rights limitations contained in bills written

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Bob Moses and the Fighting Spirit of Black Intellectual History

July 28, 2021July 27, 2021 Robert Greene II black intellectual history, Civil Rights Movement

The recent passing of Bob Moses offers a quiet moment to consider the varied lessons intellectual historians—and others—should take from

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Black Resistance, Historical Memory, and Monuments

July 6, 2021July 4, 2021 Adam Domby Activism, black protest

While commentators often point to 2015 (after the Mother Emmanuel shooting) or 2017 (after the Charlottesville terrorist attack) as the

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The Black Refugee Tradition     

April 7, 2021April 18, 2021 Sean Gallagher black internationalism, Migration

From October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported over 6,700 people whose country

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On the Mythologizing of United States History

March 16, 2021March 14, 2021 Matthew Teutsch black intellectual history, Civil Rights Movement, race, Racial Violence, white supremacy

On January 18th of this year, the same day the nation celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the outgoing Trump

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