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The NFL’s Denial of Black Humanity

May 29, 2018June 5, 2018 Jermaine Scott black protest, Black radicalism, Colin Kaepernick, sports

In response to protests that rocked the national sports world, NFL owners have approved a new policy that requires players

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Diaspora as Praxis: Building Black Consciousness in Buenos Aires

May 28, 2018June 5, 2018 Keyanah Freeland Afro-Latin, Argentina, Latin America

Located in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Villa Crespo, the newly minted Espacio Malcolm–named after Malcolm X and also known

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The Importance of Sarah Forten’s Abolitionist Poetry

May 8, 2018May 13, 2018 Adam McNeil Philadelphia, race, racism

Depictions of slavery in the United States have captivated audiences for centuries. In honor of the recent National Poetry Month

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Black Lives, Policing, and Historical Memory

May 2, 2018May 5, 2018 Samantha Bryant black lives matter, police brutality, police violence, Resistance

On April 8, 2018, Danville police responded to a domestic disturbance between a man and a woman. The woman accused

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May We Forever Stand: A New Book on the Black National Anthem

April 28, 2018April 30, 2018 J. T. Roane archives, black politics, culture, education, Jim Crow, music, Resistance, South

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

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