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Power to the People: Attica and Radical Reconstruction

January 26, 2017January 28, 2017 Russell Rickford #BloodintheWater, carceral state, mass incarceration, police violence

This is the fifth day of our roundtable on Heather Ann Thompson’s book, Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison

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Attica: The Present and the Recent Past

January 26, 2017January 28, 2017 LaShawn Harris #BloodintheWater, carceral state, mass incarceration, police violence

This is the fifth day of our roundtable on Heather Ann Thompson’s book, Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison

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Vance Joseph and the State of Black Coaches in the NFL

January 20, 2017January 22, 2017 Justin Gomer sports

The Denver Broncos recently hired Vance Joseph to fill their head coaching vacancy. Shortly thereafter, the Los Angeles Chargers named Anthony

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5 Must Read Books of 2016 by Black Millennials

December 18, 2016January 2, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi

Nation Books recently asked me to compile a list of holiday book recommendations, or a list of some of my favorite

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White Supremacy Is Not an Illness

December 15, 2016January 4, 2017 Guest Poster

*Co-Authored by Christopher Petrella and Justin Gomer A few weeks ago, we convened and moderated a “justice and equity” reading

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