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Anti-racism in Early Soviet Visual Culture

October 31, 2017November 3, 2017 Christina Kiaer Black October, film, Russian Revolution

This post is part of our online forum, “Black October,” on the Russian Revolution and the African Diaspora Soviet Russia was once

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The Russian Revolution, Africa and the Diaspora

October 30, 2017November 2, 2017 Hakim Adi Black October, Communism, Russian Revolution

This post is part of our online forum, “Black October,” on the Russian Revolution and the African Diaspora From the time of

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The Tears, Struggles, and Hopes of Black Women

October 26, 2017October 30, 2017 Celeste Henery black feminism, Black women, Gender

A video of Angela Davis’s reception in Bahia, Brazil this summer captures a moment of unbridled joy. She walks into

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Zeek Burse’s “Broke Man” and the Legacy of the Radical Blues

October 24, 2017October 26, 2017 J. T. Roane black radical tradition, music

On his 2017 album XXII, vocal artist Zeek Burse features Paralee Knight on a track Knight co-wrote called “Broke Man.” The song moves

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“Rikers: An American Jail”: A New Film on Mass Incarceration

October 21, 2017October 24, 2017 Michael T. Barry Jr. #FilmFeatures, mass incarceration, New York, prisons

This post is part of my blog series that announces the release of new films in African American History and African Diaspora Studies.

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