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“One Continuous Graveyard”: Emancipation and the Birth of the Professional Police Force

July 11, 2016July 10, 2016 Guest Poster convict leasing, policing, South

This is a guest post by Keri Leigh Merritt, a historian of the 19th c. American South. She received her

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Intersectional Critiques of the Criminalization of Black Girls, Past & Present

May 30, 2016May 27, 2016 Guest Poster black feminism, black politics, black protest

The following is a guest post from Lindsey E. Jones, a Ph.D. Candidate in History of Education at the University

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#Lemonade: A Black Feminist Resource List

May 12, 2016January 30, 2017 Janell Hobson black feminism, black intellectual history, black politics, culture, music

“Something is missing.” – Woman speaking in “Resurrection” segment of #Lemonade Today’s post was co-compiled and co-authored by Jessica Marie

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The Roots of “Malcolmology”

April 10, 2016April 9, 2016 Russell Rickford black nationalism, Black radicalism, Malcolm X

For me, as for many children of the 1980s, the recent death of Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest

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An Intellectual History of a Book Title: Stamped from the Beginning

April 8, 2016April 8, 2016 Ibram X. Kendi Jefferson Davis

The main title for my new book, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, originated

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