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The Long History of Black Women’s Exclusion in Historic Marches in Washington

January 4, 2017December 22, 2017 Ashley Farmer Black women, civil rights, Politics

On Saturday, January 21, 2017, the day after the presidential inauguration, thousands of women will descend on the nation’s capital

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From Standing Rock to Waller County: Repression, Resistance, And Environmental Justice

December 18, 2016December 18, 2016 Phillip Luke Sinitiere

One of the most visible environmental justice fights this year, among countless others like Flint’s ongoing water crisis, is in

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Hidden Human Computers: A New Young Adult Book on NASA’s Black Women

December 15, 2016January 2, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi black feminism, black intellectual history, Black women, teaching

This post is part of a new and recurring blog series I am editing that announces the publication of selected

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Activism and “Good Trouble” in the March Trilogy

December 14, 2016December 13, 2016 Leah Milne #comicsandrace, comic books

This guest post is part of our new blog series on Comics, Race, and Society, edited by Julian Chambliss and

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The New Black Atheists

December 3, 2016December 2, 2016 Chris Cameron religion

Christianity has played a central role in African-American life from the late 18th century to the present. Black churches raised

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