Go for Broke: #WallerCountySyllabus
As a result of events in Ferguson related to the death of Michael Brown, last summer Georgetown University history professor
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On the use of “Slave Mistress”
The passing of the great civil-rights leader Julian Bond earlier this week ignited a firestorm of activity on Twitter.
Read moreFighting like Fannie Lou: On Bernie Sanders, Black Lives Matter, and the Democratic Process
On August 8th, 2015, Black Lives Matter “shut down” a Bernie Sanders presidential campaign event in Seattle, Washington. Taking the
Read moreWhat is Happening in Waller County?: Sandra Bland and the Sister Comrades Who #sayhername
On Friday, July 10, 2015, just outside of the campus of Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) in Waller County, a
Read more“Everybody’s talking bout…” – The Music of Nina Simone for Today’s Frustrations
It has been a year since the deaths of Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York, and Michael Brown in
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