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#BlackThoughtsMatter

June 28, 2015January 1, 2017 Guy Emerson Mount #BlackLivesMatter, #CharlestonSyllabus, Activism, capitalism, Chicago, Ferguson, W.E.B. Du Bois

As nine beautiful black minds are laid to rest and Confederate flags are symbolically ripped down across the nation, the

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Intersectional Readings that Fuel the Rage and Bring the Healing

May 3, 2015May 4, 2015 Janell Hobson

In these times of perpetual state violence and racial unrest, here are some black feminist books that have addressed these issues through

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Fighting for Freedom: Free Women of African Descent in New Orleans and Beyond

April 12, 2015April 12, 2015 Jessica Marie Johnson black protest, black rebellion, Civil War, freedom, reconstruction, slavery

Delivered at the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival on Saturday, March 28, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the panel

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Time, Space, and Memory at Whitney Plantation

March 14, 2015March 15, 2015 Jessica Marie Johnson slavery

On February 28, 2015, the last day of Black History Month 2015 (or Black Future Month as the #blacklivesmatter and

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On “Transpacific Antiracism”: An Interview with Yuichiro Onishi

February 26, 2015February 25, 2015 Keisha N. Blain Afro-Asia, Japan, W.E.B. Du Bois

This post is the second of a series on Afro-Asia in which I explore the myriad political strategies, alliances, and

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