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Black Women and Economic Justice in St. Louis: An Interview with Keona Ervin

December 2, 2017December 6, 2017 Candace Borders Black women, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, economic justice, Jim Crow, Resistance

In today’s post, Candace Borders, a recent graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, interviews Keona K. Ervin on her

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A Discourse on Race and Inequality in the United States

November 30, 2017December 4, 2017 Kasturi "Rumu" DasGupta economic justice, prisons, Race and Economic History, segregation, slavery

This post is part of our online forum on Race, Property, and Economic History. The U.S. Census Bureau reported in early September (2017) that

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The Rise of Green Spaces in Inner Cities

November 29, 2017December 4, 2017 C.N.E. Corbin environment, gentrification, Race and Economic History, racism, segregation

This post is part of our online forum on Race, Property, and Economic History. The double entendre “dark city” has often conveyed and conceptualized

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How Gentrification and Displacement Are Remaking Boston

November 28, 2017December 2, 2017 Zebulon Miletsky and Tomas Gonzalez Boston, gentrification, Race and Economic History, segregation

This post is part of our online forum on Race, Property, and Economic History. Ask anyone in Boston, “what’s going on in Roxbury?”

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The War on Kids: A New Book on American Juvenile Justice

November 25, 2017November 28, 2017 Julie Hawks criminal justice system, economic justice, juvenile justice, social justice, youth

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

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