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Invisible No More: A New Book on Police Violence Against Women of Color

October 7, 2017October 9, 2017 Julie Hawks Immigration, police brutality, police violence, racist ideas

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

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Vegetarianism and Organic Food in Black Communities

October 6, 2017October 9, 2017 Joshua Clark Davis Activism, Black Power, food, health, Nation of Islam

Vegetarianism is more visible and widespread today in the United States than it has ever been. But the popular image

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Memory, Experience, and Imagination in Black Religion

September 28, 2017September 30, 2017 Chernoh Sesay Jr. #AAIHSRoundtable, #NewWorld, black internationalism, black nationalism, Garveyism, Great Migration, Immigration, Nation of Islam, religion

This post is part of our online roundtable on Judith Weisenfeld’s New World A-Coming Judith Weisenfeld’s New World A-Coming: Black Religion and Racial

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Race, Necropower, and Natural Disasters

September 23, 2017September 27, 2017 Dan Royles carceral state, environment, race

In the last month, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma devastated Texas and Florida, killing scores of people and leaving many more

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The Politics of Black Cinematic Representation

September 16, 2017September 20, 2017 Annette Joseph-Gabriel Black cinema, black internationalism

A recent article on Detroit described the film as “the most irresponsible and dangerous movie of the year.” The authors highlight Kathryn Bigelow’s directing

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