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Most Popular Black Perspectives Pieces of the Year

December 21, 2022December 18, 2022 Reighan Gillam Black Historians, Black History, Black Perspectives, Intellectual History, slavery

In 2022, Black Perspectives was alive with roundtables, forums, and individual posts that demonstrated the depth and breadth of Black

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The Morning After: Black Women and the March on Washington

December 12, 2022December 11, 2022 Kyle Brooks Black women, Civil Rights Movement

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom stands apart as one of the most well-known events of the modern

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How African Americans Entered Mainstream Radio

December 6, 2022December 4, 2022 Bala James Baptiste black intellectual history, racism

For nearly 50 years, commercial radio companies only employed white broadcasters to target information and entertainment to mainstream America. The

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Black Religion and Political Thought

December 1, 2022November 25, 2022 Joseph Winters black lives matter, Black political thought, Black Power, book review, religion

In the era of Black Lives Matter, Black political thought has acquired renewed interest and attention. As recurring incidents of

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Black Families and the Wilmington Massacre of 1898

November 17, 2022November 10, 2022 DJ Polite #BlackFamily, North Carolina, racism, white supremacy, Wilmington Massacre

This post is part of our forum on “The Significance of the Black Family in the US.” During the election

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