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Reflections of a Black Presidency

July 16, 2016July 15, 2016 Janell Hobson Barack Obama, black lives matter, police brutality

And although it seems heaven sent We ain’t ready, to see a black President, uhh It ain’t a secret don’t

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What to the Black Academic is the 4th of July?

July 15, 2016July 14, 2016 Greg Childs Frederick Douglass, police brutality, police violence

July 4 is not normally a day that we associate with black history. The “we” here refers both to the

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The “N-word”: Finding Clarity in a Redundant Debate

July 9, 2016July 9, 2016 Guest Poster

The following is a guest post co-authored by Tyler Parry and Clayton Finn. Parry is Assistant Professor of African American

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Trump 2.0 Syllabus Assignments

Here is a collection of suggested assignments to accompany Trump Syllabus 2.0. The contributing faculty member’s name is included. WEEK

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Black History in the Comics

June 27, 2016June 27, 2016 Paul Hébert Ta-Nehisi Coates

I have been reading comics my whole life, but it was only recently that I attended my first comics gathering,

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