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Revolution and Repression: A Framework for African American History

June 6, 2017June 10, 2017 Brandon Byrd #Horne, Haiti

This post is part of our online roundtable on Gerald Horne’s Black Radical History What are the defining themes of

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Comrades in the Struggle for Black Freedom: Gerald Horne and WEB Du Bois

June 5, 2017June 9, 2017 Phillip Luke Sinitiere #Horne, W.E.B. Du Bois

This post is part of our online roundtable on Gerald Horne’s Black Radical History Gerald Horne’s first encounters with the

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“Thinking Black” Against the Carceral State: Angela Davis and Prisoner Defense Campaigns

June 3, 2017June 7, 2017 Dan Berger Angela Davis, Black radicalism, mass incarceration

The stirring directive sounded like the denouement of a legal thriller: “I am going to ask you, if you will,

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The History and Significance of Kente Cloth in the Black Diaspora

May 22, 2017May 24, 2017 James Padilioni Jr African Diaspora, education

This spring thousands of college students will march across commencement stages to receive their degrees. Many of these students will

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Proposing Your Audience: Writing the Book Proposal

May 13, 2017May 16, 2017 Dan Berger book proposal, Book publishing, publishing, scholarly publishing

My regular contributions to Black Perspectives concern social movements and the carceral state. This month, at the request of the

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