The Problem with Baltimore
In 2015, Harvard economists Raj Chetty and Nathaniel Hendren did a study on how the socioeconomic conditions of the neighborhoods
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A Black Woman’s Story of Sacrifice and Survival
On January 4, 1861−one week before Alabama officially seceded from the Union−a 65-year-old freed Black woman named Sally Johnson, petitioned
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Black Women’s Activism and the Long 1960s: A CBFS Interview
Conversations in Black Freedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Curated by Jeanne
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Atlanta’s Black Libraries and the Push for Black Voters
After a federal court ruling invalidated Georgia’s all-white primary in 1946, there was a huge push to form a coalition
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Global Black Thought: A New Academic Journal
The African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) is excited to announce the launch of GLOBAL BLACK THOUGHT, a new academic
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