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Reconsidering Jesse Jackson: The Caricature, The Person, The Politician-Part 3

September 3, 2016September 3, 2016 Guest Poster Jesse Jackson, New Democrats, Rainbow Coalition

This post, written by Tim Lacy, was originally published on the Society for U.S. Intellectual History’s blog and is reprinted here with permission.

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#SandraBland Soundtrack

August 19, 2016August 15, 2016 Phillip Luke Sinitiere Sandra Bland

My post last month used visual art as a way to mark the one-year anniversary of Sandra Bland’s death (see

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The Black Intellectual Tradition and the Myth of Objectivity

August 13, 2016August 12, 2016 Brandon Byrd Manning Marable, W.E.B. Du Bois

By 1899, W.E.B. Du Bois had accomplished more than most people could accomplish in several lifetimes. One bachelor’s degree from

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Race and Radicalism in Puerto Rico: An Interview with Carlos Alamo-Pastrana

August 2, 2016August 2, 2016 Devyn Spence Benson Black radicalism, empire, Puerto Rican history, Puerto Rico

This month I interviewed Dr. Carlos Alamo-Pastrana about his new book, Seams of Empire: Race and Radicalism in Puerto Rico

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Black Intellectuals and White Audiences

July 27, 2016July 26, 2016 Guest Poster blackness, Kenneth Clark, Ta-Nehisi Coates

This guest post was originally published on Public Books and is reprinted here with permission. The author, Matthew Clair, is

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