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A Global Vision for Black Lives

September 16, 2016May 20, 2017 Gerald Horne #BlackLivesMatter, #ScholarsRespond, Barack Obama, black lives matter, Black Lives Matter Forum, imperialism, M4BL

“Those truly interested in progress and liberation on these shores must not neglect our allies in the international community” As

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This Vast Southern Empire: A New Book on Slaveholders and U.S. Foreign Policy

September 12, 2016January 1, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi Deep South, empire, slavery

This post is part of a new and recurring blog series I am editing, which announces the release of selected new

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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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