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Aaron Douglas’ History Lesson on the Responsibility of Black Artists

March 22, 2023March 17, 2023 Tiffany Pennamon Aaron Douglas, art, Fisk, HBCU, labor

In an interview with Fisk University professor Leslie Collins, Harlem Renaissance painter and educator Aaron Douglas recalled his admiration for

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Black Capitalism, Underground Economies, and the Great Depression

March 21, 2023March 19, 2023 Candace Cunningham capitalism, Jim Crow, South

Throughout much of the twentieth century, Florida’s warm climate and long sunny days managed to attract the nation’s elites. The

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Surviving Academia: An Interview with Lorgia García Peña Pt. 2

March 20, 2023March 18, 2023 Hettie Williams black intellectual history, Gender

Today’s post is the second part of the African American Intellectual History Society’s president Hettie V. Williams’ interview with Dr.

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Women of Color and the Neoliberal University: An Interview with Lorgia García Peña Pt. 1

March 10, 2023March 7, 2023 Hettie Williams Author Interview, Higher education, Neoliberal University, Women, Women of Color

In today’s post, Hettie V. Williams interviews Dr. Lorgia García Peña, author of Community as Rebellion: A Syllabus for Surviving Academia

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Black Internationalism and Haiti: An Interview with Leslie M. Alexander

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 Lauren T. Rorie Author Interview, Black Internationalist, Haiti, Internationalism, Pan-Africanism

In today’s post, Lauren T. Rorie interviews Dr. Leslie M. Alexander, author of Fear of a Black Republic: Haiti and the Birth

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