Between Diasporic Consciousness and Cultural Appropriation
Last month, writer Zipporah Gene, of Nigerian descent, set off a firestorm when she accused African Americans of “culturally appropriating”
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Graffitti and Archival Construction
As a new school year gets underway, I find myself more excited about my course offerings than usual.
Read moreStraight Outta Compton and the Power of Black Women’s “Side Stories”
When director F. Gary Gray chose to cut the scene depicting rap producer Dr. Dre’s infamous assault on journalist Dee Barnes, then-TV
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New Perspectives on the Black Intellectual Tradition The African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) will host its first annual
Read moreThe OTHER Sin of Omission in “Straight Outta Compton”
Today’s guest post was written by Andrea Milne, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at University of California,
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