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The Historical Roots of Abolition in the Twenty-First Century

June 11, 2021June 9, 2021 Julia Bernier Activism, black radical tradition, Haiti, slavery, white supremacy

In June 2020 Mariame Kaba penned an opinion piece in the New York Times entitled, “Yes We Literally Mean Abolish

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A More Radical Vision for Palestinian Self-determination

June 10, 2021June 9, 2021 Ira Dworkin Activism, black internationalism, black politics, black radical tradition

Nearly fifty years ago, at the 1972 National Black Political Convention (NBPC) in Gary, Indiana, Douglas E. Moore of the

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Tulsa and the Open Question of Justice, 1921–2021

June 8, 2021June 7, 2021 Kwasi Konadu social justice, Tulsa, violence

This week marks the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa race riots, a massacre orchestrated by a white mob against

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Sport as a Place of Violence in the Tulsa Race Massacre

June 7, 2021June 6, 2021 J. Paul sports, trauma, Tulsa

On Tuesday May 31, 1921, the Oklahoma City Indians baseball team took to the field against the Tulsa Oilers for

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Call for Submissions: Juneteenth and the Black Experience

May 21, 2021June 5, 2021 AAIHS Editors Historical Memory

Editor: Robert Greene II, Ph.D. Black Perspectives is inviting blog posts centering around the Juneteenth holiday in time for the

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