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Introducing the New Editorial Board of ‘Black Perspectives’

August 2, 2018August 13, 2018 AAIHS Editors

We’re excited to announce the creation of a new editorial board for the blog, which includes a diverse group of

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Black Male Genius and the Distortion of Black History

May 17, 2018May 22, 2018 Nicole Jackson Black women, hip hop, music, slavery

In the aftermath of Kanye West’s recent media blitz, there was considerable media attention paid to his parroting and amplifying

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On W. E. B. Du Bois and Poetry

February 20, 2018February 24, 2018 Phillip Luke Sinitiere #AAIHSRoundtable, #DuBoisForum, black intellectual history, black politics, Pan-Africanism, racism, W.E.B. Du Bois

*This post is part of our online forum on W.E.B. Du Bois @ 150. At Carnegie Hall on February 23, 1964, Lorraine Hansberry

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The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities

January 22, 2018January 30, 2018 Lavelle Porter documentary, education, film, student activism, W.E.B. Du Bois

One of the most painful and haunting images that I recall from Stanley Nelson’s documentary, Tell Them We Are Rising:

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Black Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Race: An Interview with Paul C. Taylor

January 18, 2018January 22, 2018 Neil Roberts #raceandphilosophy, Philosophy, race

This month I interviewed Paul C. Taylor on his most recent book, Black is Beautiful: A Philosophy of Black Aesthetics

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