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Celebrating 50 Years of Essence as a Black Women’s Archive

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Jacinta R. Saffold Black women, Gender, literature

Essence Magazine occupies a distinct position within the continuum of Black culture as an aspirational lifestyle magazine, grounded by a

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Denying the Franchise as Incitement to Genocide

June 24, 2020June 21, 2020 Denise Lynn civil rights, race, racism

In 1951, William Patterson and the Civil Rights Congress presented a 238-page document to the United Nations accusing the United

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The Legacy of the 1968 Rebellion for Today’s Protests in ‘Chocolate City’

June 18, 2020June 17, 2020 Kimberly Probolus black rebellion, Resistance, Washington DC

In 1968, Washington Post journalists Harry Jaffe and Tom Sherwood named police brutality as one of the factors motivating protestors

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From HIV-AIDS to COVID-19: Black Vulnerability and Medical Uncertainty

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 Antoine S. Johnson COVID-19, Harm Reduction, HIV-AIDS, medical racism

As America experiences mounting unrest amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and protests against police’s senseless murdering of Black people,

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Using MLK to Quell Outrage Distorts His Legacy

June 8, 2020June 7, 2020 Jeanne Theoharis civil rights, Martin Luther King Jr., policing, Resistance

Over the past week, numerous public officials—faced with disruptive protests around police brutality and racial inequality in the age of

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