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The Rise of Global Conservatism and Resistance in the Age of Trump

March 13, 2017March 16, 2017 Jaimee A. Swift Donald Trump, Politics, racism, Trumpism

The travel ban on Muslims and refugees. Withdrawal of federal protections for transgender students. The reinstatement of the global gag

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An Unspeakable Toll: Relentless Violence and the Middle Passage

March 9, 2017March 13, 2017 Joshua Rothman #SlaveryAtSea, slave trade

This post is part of our online roundtable on Sowande’ Mustakeem’s Slavery at Sea In 1790, Thomas Trotter testified to

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Trumpism and the Magnitude of Mass Incarceration

February 16, 2017February 18, 2017 David Stein carceral state, Donald Trump, mass incarceration, police violence

On Thursday, February 9, President Trump instituted new executive actions, which affirmed his campaign vows to emphasize “law and order.”

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Donald Trump’s Old Deal for Black America

January 29, 2017February 1, 2017 Jessica Ann Levy capitalism, Donald Trump, Politics, presidents, racism

On January 20, 2017, the world watched—many in horror—as Donald Trump was officially sworn in as the forty-fifth president of

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Activism and “Good Trouble” in the March Trilogy

December 14, 2016December 13, 2016 Leah Milne #comicsandrace, comic books

This guest post is part of our new blog series on Comics, Race, and Society, edited by Julian Chambliss and

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