The ‘Dixie Narrative’ and the Meaning of Slavery
*This is a guest post from Ibrahim Sundiata, emeritus professor of African/Afro-American Studies and History at Brandeis University. Sundiata is
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“Concede Nothing” – How to Remember a Storm Ten Years Later
This year marked ten years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall. To say New Orleans and the entire Gulf Coast would
Read moreRecent Scholarship in Afro-Latin American and Caribbean Studies: A Brief Bibliography
The past twelve months have witnessed an outpouring of new scholarship on the African Diaspora in Latin America and the
Read moreJean-Michel Basquiat: Black. Intellectual. Historian.
[CLICK IMAGES FOR HIGHER RESOLUTION] Last week I moved to Harlem. On Sunday I spent the day with Jean
Read more“A Troubled Past” and the Meanings of Breaking the Law
In early August, St. Louis County Police shot eighteen-year-old Tyrone Harris, Jr. amidst an outbreak of violence during protests in
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