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The Historical Roots of Abolition in the Twenty-First Century

June 11, 2021June 9, 2021 Julia Bernier Activism, black radical tradition, Haiti, slavery, white supremacy

In June 2020 Mariame Kaba penned an opinion piece in the New York Times entitled, “Yes We Literally Mean Abolish

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Life Lessons from Georgetown’s Basketball Coach John Thompson

May 18, 2021June 5, 2021 Maurice Jackson black protest, sports

John Thompson Jr. often said, “I tell everyone I speak two languages fluently—English and profanity.” He used language and stories

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Julia Wallace Bernier

Julia W. Bernier is an Assistant Professor of History at Washington & Jefferson College. She finished her PhD in African

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The History of African American Visual Culture

April 1, 2021March 31, 2021 Mary N. Mitchell art, Black Arts Movement, freedom, race, racism, slavery, Visual Culture

If you were lucky enough to see “The Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power,” an

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Naming and Self-identification in the Black Community

March 29, 2021April 18, 2021 E. James West academic publishing, Activism, African American history, Black Power

Naming is a complicated business. Names play a vital role in defining group identity and the identity of individuals who

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