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“Black Enuf*”: A New Animated Documentary on Black Queer Identity

November 17, 2017November 18, 2017 Michael T. Barry Jr. Black women, race, sexuality

This post is part of my blog series that announces the release of new films in African American History and African Diaspora Studies.

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Like Praying: Puerto Rico on a Map

October 28, 2017October 31, 2017 Jessica Marie Johnson Caribbean, Donald Trump

“Although the plantation tradition has been relegated to the dustbin of history by some social theorists, it continues to survive

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Police Dogs and Anti-Black Violence

July 31, 2017August 2, 2017 Tyler Parry police violence, policing, slavery

On July 11, 2017, a video circulated throughout social media depicting the San Diego police deploying a canine against an

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Afro-Latin America and the Black Pacific: An Interview with Sherwin K. Bryant

April 22, 2017April 26, 2017 Yesenia Barragan African Diaspora, Latin America

This month I interviewed Sherwin K. Bryant about his work on the Black Pacific and Afro-Andes. Bryant is Associate Professor of

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Howard University and the Dream Sequence

March 23, 2017March 27, 2017 Josh Myers black politics, black radical tradition, freedom

The idea of “the Dream Sequence” was introduced to me by Howard alum and former professor Acklyn Lynch, a figure

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