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Beyond the ‘Great Men’ Canon of Black Intellectual History

June 11, 2019June 9, 2019 La TaSha Levy #AAIHSRoundtable, #RethinkingAAIH, black intellectual history, black internationalism, Black political thought, black politics, Black women, education, Politics, race

*This post is part of our online forum titled “What is African American Intellectual History?“ African American intellectual history is

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‘Dockworker Power’: Transnational Struggles for Justice

May 16, 2019May 6, 2019 Ralph Callebert Activism, black internationalism, black protest, labor, race, Racial Capitalism, Resistance, South Africa

Dockworkers are a favorite subject for many labor historians—including myself. Historically, they have proven themselves reliably radical and strike-prone, and

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The National Character of Black Oppression

March 6, 2019March 9, 2019 Charisse Burden-Stelly black nationalism, black politics, capitalism, Politics, race, racism

For the first two-thirds of the twentieth century, a small cadre of activist intellectuals sought to understand African American exploitation

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Cardi B. and Black Women’s Political Discourse

March 5, 2019March 9, 2019 Alaina Morgan black intellectual history, black politics, black protest, Black women, Donald Trump, hip hop, music, racism

In January 2019, rapper Belcalis Almánzar, popularly known as Cardi B., took to social media to condemn President Trump for

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Remembering Queen Mother Moore

March 1, 2019March 9, 2019 Shafeah M’Balia #QueenMotherMoore, Activism, African Diaspora, black feminism, black intellectual history, black nationalism, black protest, black radical tradition, Black radicalism, Black women, Gender, Pan-Africanism, Politics

Today’s post is part of a week-long series featuring excerpts from a special issue on activist Queen Mother Audley Moore.

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