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Black Power, Education, and the History of the Peoples College

May 17, 2017May 20, 2017 Richard D. Benson II Activism, black intellectual history, Black Power, education

Over the past several years, scholars such as Ibram X. Kendi, Martha Biondi, Russell Rickford, and others have produced scholarship

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“The House on Coco Road”: A New Film on Family, Race, and U.S. Intervention in Grenada

May 2, 2017May 8, 2017 Michael T. Barry Jr. #FilmFeatures, Black film, Caribbean, film, Grenada

This post is part of a new blog series that announces the release of new films in African American History

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“The Rent Eats First”: Fighting Gentrification in California

May 2, 2017May 5, 2017 Justin Gomer California, capitalism, Racial Capitalism

A recent report found that the city I call home—Long Beach, California, located on the Pacific Ocean along the southern

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Black Feminist Futures: A Reading List

April 14, 2017April 17, 2017 Kathleen E. Bethel black feminism, black politics, Black women

In 1994, Ann duCille proclaimed that black feminism occupies a precarious status within the academy, due, in part, to its

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“What’s Going On?”: Race, Brutality, and Injustice Since Rodney King

April 5, 2017April 8, 2017 Trimiko Melancon music, police brutality, police violence, Racial Violence, racism, violence

On April 2, 1939, legendary R&B and soul singer Marvin Gaye was born. Known for a body of masterpieces, his

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