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Historical Amnesia and the Burden of the Euro-American Past in the Age of Trump

April 29, 2017May 2, 2017 Westenley Alcenat Donald Trump, racism, racist ideas, Trumpism

In the last 100 days since he began his presidency, President Trump’s administration has unleashed a powerful nativist movement anchored

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Rosa Parks and the Image of Respectability

April 26, 2017May 1, 2017 Katharina Fackler #AAIHSRoundtable, #politicsofrespectability, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, racism

This post is part of our online roundtable on Black Women and the Politics of Respectability. Since the day she

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The Black Freedom Struggle, Healthcare Activism, and the Affordable Care Act

March 5, 2017March 8, 2017 Ashley Farmer Activism, Black Panther Party, Black Panthers, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement

At a recent press conference President Donald Trump remarked, “nobody knew that healthcare could be so complicated.” This statement was

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Black Genealogies of Power: Seven Maxims for Resistance in the Trump Years

February 27, 2017March 1, 2017 Dan Berger black radical tradition, Politics, Resistance, Trumpism

“Power concedes nothing without demand,” argued Frederick Douglass in one of his most cited speeches. “It never did and it

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Malcolm X in the Courtroom

February 25, 2017February 27, 2017 Garrett Felber #RememberingMalcolm, Malcolm X, Nation of Islam

This post is part of our online forum, “Remembering Malcolm,” edited by Garrett Felber. Malcolm X. (Source: AP Photo/Eddie Adams) In one

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