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Nyansapo: Black Feminism and the French Republic

June 16, 2017June 19, 2017 Annette Joseph-Gabriel black feminism, black politics, Black women, Caribbean, feminism, France

Recently, France saw an uproar over a festival planned by the black feminist collective Mwasi. The Socialist mayor of Paris,

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Candomblé, Afro-Brazilian Women, and African Religiosity in Brazil

June 15, 2017June 17, 2017 Jaimee A. Swift African Diaspora, Afro-Brazilians, Brazil, Gender, Pan-Africanism, religion

While prejudicial, racial, and discriminatory ideologies of religious exceptionalism in regards to African spirituality persist even today (as many still

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Hatred Without Borders: When White Supremacy Kills White People

June 13, 2017June 16, 2017 Trimiko Melancon Racial Violence, racism, violence, white supremacy

Much has transpired over the past several weeks that makes transparent the extent to which white supremacy and hatred-based violence

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Fears of Black Political Activism in Cuba and Beyond, 1912–2017

June 12, 2017June 14, 2017 Devyn Spence Benson Activism, Afro-Cubans, black politics, Caribbean, Cuba, Latin America, Politics, Racial Violence, racism

Images of police officers violently targeting black protestors in Buenaventura, Colombia, restraining Black Lives Matter activists in Charlotte, NC, or

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Online Roundtable: Robyn Spencer’s The Revolution Has Come

June 12, 2017July 8, 2017 AAIHS Editors #RevolutionHasCome, Black Panther Party, Black Power

July 10-15, 2017 Black Perspectives is collaborating with the Journal of Civil and Human Rights (JCHR) to host a roundtable on Robyn

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