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“Scholarship is Not Dispassionate, But it is Deliberate and Systematic”: Robin D. G. Kelley Reflects on Cedric Robinson

June 13, 2016June 13, 2016 Guest Poster #CedricRobinson, Black Marxism

Today we conclude our special series in honor of Professor Cedric Robinson who passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2016.

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“More Than Words or Ideas But Life Itself:” Cedric Robinson’s Testament

June 9, 2016June 9, 2016 Guest Poster #CedricRobinson, black radical tradition, Black radicalism, Cedric Robinson

Today we continue to honor the life and legacy of Professor Cedric Robinson who passed away earlier this week. Dr.

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Black Childhood and the Freedom to Play

June 5, 2016June 4, 2016 Guest Poster

The following is a guest post from Dr. Janaka Bowman Lewis, Assistant Professor of English at the University of North

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Freedom, Race, and Desertion in America’s Civil War

May 9, 2016May 8, 2016 Guest Poster Civil War, freedom

This is a guest post by Jonathan Lande, winner of the 2016 Du Bois-Wells Graduate Student Paper Prize. This annual

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The Many Women Mentors of Malcolm X

May 3, 2016May 4, 2016 Ashley Farmer black internationalism, black politics, black protest, Malcolm X

The release of Beyoncé’s Lemonade has prompted many viewers and critics to remark on her inclusion of Malcolm X’s statements

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