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The Love Between Langston Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks

February 13, 2017February 17, 2017 Betsy Schlabach Chicago

In 1986, African American poet Gwendolyn Brooks wrote of her life-long friend Langston Hughes: “‘WHAT was Langston Hughes? An overwhelmer.

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Frederick Douglass, Haiti, and Diplomacy

February 11, 2017February 15, 2017 Brandon Byrd Frederick Douglass, Haiti

Frederick Douglass was doing an amazing job and deserved more and more recognition. That idea dawned on Republican President Benjamin

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Never Caught: A New Book on George Washington’s Pursuit of His Runaway Slave

February 8, 2017February 11, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi Black women, slavery

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

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How “Black” Is Your Science Fiction?

February 7, 2017February 9, 2017 I. Augustus Durham #comicsandrace, comic books

Depending on the context of its usage, the Spanish term género is definable as “gender” or “genre.” This conflation suggests

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#TheHistorySoundtable III: Recent History Books by Black Women

January 31, 2017March 26, 2017 Keisha N. Blain

Here is a list of recent books written by black women scholars. This list is the second installment of #TheHistorySoundtable list

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