Search Results for: civil rights movement

North of Dixie: A New Book on Civil Rights Photography Beyond the South

November 1, 2016January 1, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi

This post is part of a blog series I am editing, which announces the release of selected new works in African

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The NBA, Civil Rights, and Political Activism in Sports

October 26, 2016October 26, 2016 Derrick E. White Colin Kaepernick

We are only days from the opening tip of the 2016-2017 NBA season. Many fans are looking forward to watching

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Why are Trump Supporters Trying to Spark another Civil War?

October 19, 2016October 18, 2016 Patrick Rael Civil War, Donald Trump, slavery

As outrageous new events on the campaign trail assault us every day, it is becoming easy to accept the absurdities

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The Radical Democracy of the Movement for Black Lives

September 18, 2016September 13, 2016 Peniel Joseph #BlackLivesMatter, #ScholarsRespond, black lives matter, Black Lives Matter Forum, M4BL

“Black Lives Matter has cast a strobe-light on contemporary myths of racial progress, arguing correctly that the criminal justice system

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Policy and Possibility in the Movement for Black Lives Platform

September 17, 2016September 13, 2016 Matthew F. Delmont #BlackLivesMatter, #ScholarsRespond, black lives matter, Black Lives Matter Forum, M4BL, Policy Demands

“A sense of possibility flows throughout these policy briefs and show that activists in the current black freedom struggle are

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