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The Wall of Respect: A New Book on Public Art and Black Liberation

September 15, 2017September 16, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi art, Black Power, black protest, Chicago

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

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Unite the Right, Colin Kaepernick, and Social Media

September 8, 2017September 15, 2017 Azmar Williams social media, Social Movements, Virginia

On April 22, 1820, Thomas Jefferson captured the crux of America’s race problem in a letter to Maine politician John

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African Americans and the Classics: An Introduction

September 7, 2017September 11, 2017 David Withun academia, black intellectual history, classics, race, racism

The history of African American engagement with Classical history, literature, and philosophy has been fraught with controversy and complexity. Much

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“The Revival: Women and The Word”: A New Film on Queer Women of Color

September 1, 2017September 6, 2017 Michael T. Barry Jr. #FilmFeatures, black feminism, Black film, Black Queers

This post is part of my blog series that announces the release of new films in African American History and African Diaspora Studies.

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Black Periodicals and the Politics of Racial Uplift

July 29, 2017August 2, 2017 Kevin C. Quin black press, Chicago

During the mid-twentieth century, the economic growth following World War II marked an incredible period of production and consumption in

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