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John Potts and Radical Student Activism

November 1, 2023October 24, 2023 Candace Cunningham black intellectual history, education, HBCU history, Higher education, Resistance, teaching

Black educator Dr. John Foster Potts may be a largely unknown figure today, but in Jim Crow-era South Carolina he

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Why Black People Believe the End is Near

October 31, 2023October 24, 2023 Benjamin Baker black intellectual history, racism, religion

Recently Pew Research Center released the results of a study on “How Religion Intersects with Americans’ Views on the Environment.” In it,

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Mary McLeod Bethune, the Pan-Africanist: An Interview with Ashley Robertson Preston

September 21, 2023August 20, 2023 Karen Cook Bell African Diaspora, Black women

This is an interview with Black Perspectives blogger Karen Cook Bell, Professor of History and the Wilson H. Elkins Endowed Professor

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The Transnational Activism of Women in Hip Hop

August 24, 2023August 14, 2023 Mickell Carter #HipHop50, #HipHopSeries, hip hop

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop, millions of fans worldwide celebrate the men and women who

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Chuck D Brought Me Here: Rap, Race, and Radical Politics

August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 Christopher Rounds #HipHop50, #HipHopSeries, hip hop

This post is part of our forum on “Hip Hop at 50.”  Before I completed elementary school, Public Enemy had

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