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#SummerReading: Recommended New Books on the Black Experience

June 11, 2018June 16, 2018 Ibram X. Kendi black intellectual history

With summer quickly approaching, I have compiled a list of recommended new non-fiction books. All of these books, which were

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Black Athletes, Anthem Protests, and the Spectacle of Patriotism

June 7, 2018June 16, 2018 Amira Rose Davis Activism, black protest, blackness, Politics, racism, sports, white supremacy

The new NFL anthem policy requires players to stand during the national anthem or face a fine. This decision is

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The NFL’s Denial of Black Humanity

May 29, 2018June 5, 2018 Jermaine Scott black protest, Black radicalism, Colin Kaepernick, sports

In response to protests that rocked the national sports world, NFL owners have approved a new policy that requires players

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Chocolate Cities: A New Book on the Black Map of American Life

May 26, 2018October 13, 2018 J. T. Roane black protest, blackness, culture, gentrification, Migration, Resistance

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

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The Promise of the Nation of Islam

May 24, 2018June 5, 2018 Robyn C. Spencer #PromiseofPatriarchy, archives, Black women, Nation of Islam, religion, self-determination

This post is part of our online roundtable on Ula Taylor’s The Promise of Patriarchy  Controversy over the Nation of Islam

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