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Doing and Being Intellectual History: #Formation as Curated by Black Women

February 12, 2016January 14, 2017 Jessica Marie Johnson black feminism, Black women, digital media, slavery

“From the city of New Orleans, we unite these narratives to assert undeniably that WE REMAIN.” – Back Cover, Mixed

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Black Britons and the Politics of Belonging: An Interview with Kennetta Hammond Perry

February 10, 2016February 10, 2016 Reena Goldthree Activism, Amy Ashwood Garvey, black politics, Caribbean, Claudia Jones, London

This month, I interviewed Kennetta Hammond Perry about her new book, London is the Place for Me: Black Britons, Citizenship

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Reconsidering Malcolm X and Islam

February 8, 2016February 9, 2016 Guest Poster Malcolm X, Nation of Islam

This is a guest post by Garrett Felber, a scholar of 20th century African American history at the University of Michigan

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The American Revolution and the Hope of Black People

February 7, 2016February 7, 2016 Chernoh Sesay Jr. Assimilationism, black protest, slavery

The recent convergence of publicized anti-black police violence, the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the approaching Presidential

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Free Joan Little: Anti-rape Activism, Black Power, and the Black Freedom Movement

February 4, 2016February 3, 2016 Ashley Farmer Black Power, Black women

With the news of the Daniel Holtzclaw trial verdict, black women’s sexual assault should be front-page news. This should especially be the case

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