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Moving Slave Narratives from Film to Comics

December 22, 2017December 29, 2017 Nathan Moore comic books, film, Racial Violence, slavery, violence

Comics might not be the first place you’d think to go to for profound meditations on complex topics like war,

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Cosmic Literacies and Black Fugitivity

December 20, 2017December 23, 2017 James Padilioni Jr astronomy, fugitivity, Resistance, slavery

Star-gazing as a practice of fugitivity has a long history for Black Americans. According to folklore, spirituals like “Foller de

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Remaking Black Power: A New Book on Women and Black Power

December 4, 2017December 7, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi black feminism, Black women, social justice

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

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The Rise of Green Spaces in Inner Cities

November 29, 2017December 4, 2017 C.N.E. Corbin environment, gentrification, Race and Economic History, racism, segregation

This post is part of our online forum on Race, Property, and Economic History. The double entendre “dark city” has often conveyed and conceptualized

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Identity and Culture in Roman Africa: An Interview with Jennifer A. Rea

November 24, 2017November 27, 2017 Julian Chambliss #comicsandrace, africa, classics, comic books, Gender, intersectionality

In his recent post “African American and the Classics: An Introduction,” David Withun highlighted the problem posed by the assumption

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