Transcending Time: Centering Literature at Festac 77
In January 1977, a month-long celebration of African diasporic culture brought participants from fifty-five countries to Lagos, Nigeria, including several
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The Racial Politics of the Urban Saçi Graffiti Series in São Paulo, Brazil
This guest post is part of our new blog series on Comics, Race, and Society, edited by Julian Chambliss and
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Capturing the Spirit of Black Pittsburgh: A Review of “Fences”
Just after Christmas, I went to see “Fences,” Denzel Washington’s film adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning play. I went with
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On The Persistence Of White Supremacy
As I write these words in response to the election of Donald J. Trump, I must first pause to acknowledge
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Gender, Slavery, and the Archive in Cuba: An Interview with Aisha Finch
This month, I interviewed Aisha Finch about her new book, Rethinking Slave Rebellion in Cuba: La Escalera and the Insurgencies
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