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Working-Class Politics and the Carceral State

February 6, 2019March 31, 2019 Keelyn Bradley capitalism, Racial Violence, racism, white supremacy

In the United States, whiteness as metaphysical absence is a prerequisite for economic class neutralization, allowing the aesthetic malleability and

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Attack Dogs and the History of Racial Violence

February 5, 2019March 31, 2019 Tyler Parry police brutality, police violence, Racial Violence

In 1970 French author Romain Gary published his novel White Dog, a semi-biographical work that imaginatively recreated the author’s experiences

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Social Justice Work in North Carolina: An Interview with Activist Nhawndie Smith

January 30, 2019June 20, 2019 Ajamu Amiri Dillahunt #BlackOrganizingToday, Activism, black feminism, black politics, black protest, black radical tradition, Resistance

This post is part of our Black Organizing Today Series. This series, edited by Ajamu Amiri Dillahunt, consists of interviews

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Haitian and French Petrol Protests in the Age of Climate Change

January 28, 2019January 29, 2019 Crystal Eddins black protest, Caribbean, France, Haiti

For the past several months, major unrest has occurred almost simultaneously in both Haiti and France over rising gas prices,

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‘White Rebels in Black’: An Interview with Priscilla Layne

January 24, 2019January 29, 2019 Kira Thurman African Diaspora, Black Europe, Germany, race, racism, white supremacy

In today’s post, Kira Thurman, Assistant Professor of History and Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan, interviews Priscilla

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