Remembering Gwen Patton, Activist and Theorist
“Ideas are powerful,” Dr. Gwendolyn Patton used to say when she talked to the younger generation about civil rights and political
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Revolution and Repression: A Framework for African American History
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
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
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
This spring thousands of college students will march across commencement stages to receive their degrees. Many of these students will
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