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Black Republicans: A New Book on the Transformation of the GOP

October 23, 2016January 1, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi black politics, electoral politics

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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Herstories: Writing Black Panther Women’s History

October 8, 2016October 7, 2016 Guest Poster Black Panther Party, black women scholars

Authored by Angela D. LeBlanc-Ernest, Tracye A. Matthews, Mary Phillips, and Robyn C. Spencer Angela LeBlanc-Ernest, Tracye A. Matthews, Mary Phillips, and

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New African American History Museum Carries on a Radical Museum Tradition

October 7, 2016October 7, 2016 Andrea Burns

This article originally appeared on Process, the blog of the Organization of American Historians. It has been reproduced here with

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Is the Myth of Racial Harmony Killing Our Country?

October 3, 2016October 4, 2016 Devyn Spence Benson black internationalism, black protest, police brutality

My eyes draw open, fixing on the silhouette of the spinning blades of the ceiling fan above my bed. After

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#BrazilFreedomSchool, Anti-Black Violence, and the Rio Olympics: An Interview with Christen Smith

September 25, 2016September 24, 2016 Yesenia Barragan #BlackLivesMatter, Brazil

This month I interviewed Professor Christen Smith (@profsassy), Associate Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies and Anthropology at University

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