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The “Woman’s Rights” Man: A New Book on Women in Frederick Douglass’s World

May 1, 2017May 4, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi Frederick Douglass

This post is part of my blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

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Historical Amnesia and the Burden of the Euro-American Past in the Age of Trump

April 29, 2017May 2, 2017 Westenley Alcenat Donald Trump, racism, racist ideas, Trumpism

In the last 100 days since he began his presidency, President Trump’s administration has unleashed a powerful nativist movement anchored

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On Performance and Black Theatre: An Interview with Playwright Nina Angela Mercer

April 29, 2017May 2, 2017 J. T. Roane theater

This interview is based on an oral history that I collected with Washington, D.C.-grown and Bronx, New York-based playwright Nina

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Respectability Politics and Shonda Rhimes, a Black Woman Showrunner

April 28, 2017May 1, 2017 Ralina Joseph #politicsofrespectability, Black women, television

This post is part of our online roundtable on Black Women and the Politics of Respectability. Black women’s visibility on

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Rosa Parks and the Image of Respectability

April 26, 2017May 1, 2017 Katharina Fackler #AAIHSRoundtable, #politicsofrespectability, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, racism

This post is part of our online roundtable on Black Women and the Politics of Respectability. Since the day she

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