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Black-Owned Bookstores: Anchors of the Black Power Movement

January 28, 2017January 30, 2017 Joshua Clark Davis black nationalism, black politics, Pan-Africanism

In the summer of 1968, veteran members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) opened a shop in Washington, D.C.,

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Vance Joseph and the State of Black Coaches in the NFL

January 20, 2017January 22, 2017 Justin Gomer sports

The Denver Broncos recently hired Vance Joseph to fill their head coaching vacancy. Shortly thereafter, the Los Angeles Chargers named Anthony

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Global Black Culture: Celebrating Americanness at Festac 77

January 13, 2017May 30, 2017 Suzanne Enzerink culture, music

This month marks the anniversary of a watershed moment in global black culture and knowledge production. In January 1977, over

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Gender, Slavery, and the Archive in Cuba: An Interview with Aisha Finch

December 12, 2016December 11, 2016 Reena Goldthree black politics, Cuba, slavery

This month, I interviewed Aisha Finch about her new book, Rethinking Slave Rebellion in Cuba: La Escalera and the Insurgencies

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The New Black Atheists

December 3, 2016December 2, 2016 Chris Cameron religion

Christianity has played a central role in African-American life from the late 18th century to the present. Black churches raised

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