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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Remembering the Grenada Revolution: A Review of David Scott’s Omens of Adversity
Scholars are increasingly turning their attention to the Grenada revolution, a critical event in the history of West Indian radical
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Colored Travelers: A New Book on Mobility and the Fight for Citizenship
This post is part of a blog series I am editing, which announces the release of selected new works in African
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