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“Racial Strife That’s Making Milwaukee Infamous”–Then and Now

September 3, 2016September 1, 2016 Mark Speltz NAACP, police brutality

Many Americans have read or seen the fiery aftermath following the recent police killing of Sylville Smith, but few are

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Reading Junot Díaz in France: American Racism and Teaching in a Trump Era

August 26, 2016August 26, 2016 Nathan Dize France

Donald Trump recently claimed that “France is no longer France,” citing France’s “inability” to effectively ensure the safety of its

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Blood in the Water: A New Book on the Attica Prison Uprising of 1971

August 23, 2016August 21, 2016 Ibram X. Kendi Activism, Black radicalism, police brutality, police violence

This post is part of a new and recurring blog series I am editing–announcing the publication of selected new books

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Brother to Brother: An Open Letter to Nate Parker

August 22, 2016August 21, 2016 Ibram X. Kendi black radical tradition, Nat Turner, rape

Dear Brother Nate: I write to you as my brother because I cannot think of anything else to call you

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The Black Intellectual Tradition and the Myth of Objectivity

August 13, 2016August 12, 2016 Brandon Byrd Manning Marable, W.E.B. Du Bois

By 1899, W.E.B. Du Bois had accomplished more than most people could accomplish in several lifetimes. One bachelor’s degree from

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