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Black Surveillance Matters

September 17, 2016October 27, 2016 Megan Ming Francis #BlackLivesMatter, #ScholarsRespond, black lives matter, Black Lives Matter Forum, M4BL

“The BLM platform is a stunning articulation of what a vision of black freedom means and an acknowledgement of the

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Reconsidering Jesse Jackson: The Caricature, The Person, The Politician-Part 3

September 3, 2016September 3, 2016 Guest Poster Jesse Jackson, New Democrats, Rainbow Coalition

This post, written by Tim Lacy, was originally published on the Society for U.S. Intellectual History’s blog and is reprinted here with permission.

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Remembering Muhammad Ali: Asiatic Black Man

July 1, 2016July 1, 2016 Garrett Felber black nationalism, Muhammad Ali, Nation of Islam

With the passing of Muhammad Ali – boxing’s greatest pugilist, most electric persona, and fiercest champion for racial justice –

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The Future of the African American Religious Past

June 23, 2016June 21, 2016 Guest Poster religion

Today’s guest post is from Paul Harvey, Professor of History, and Presidential Teaching Scholar at the University of Colorado. Dr.

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The Taming of Muhammad Ali

June 22, 2016June 21, 2016 Russell Rickford black nationalism, Muhammad Ali

“The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.”- Steven Biko Muhammad Ali

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