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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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Marable’s Malcolm: A Revisitation

May 20, 2016May 20, 2016 Russell Rickford black intellectual history, black nationalism, Malcolm X, Manning Marable

Writing about Malcolm X can feel like stepping into a whirlpool. The further one ventures beneath the currents, the more

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Martin Sostre and the Fight against Solitary Confinement

May 16, 2016January 1, 2017 Garrett Felber

In the summer of 2015, President Barack Obama finally broke the silence on the use of solitary confinement, calling for

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