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The Relevance of 1619 in Black Family Oral History

November 15, 2022November 12, 2022 Colita Nichols Fairfax #AAIHSRoundtable, #BlackFamily, slavery

This post is part of our forum on “The Significance of the Black Family in the US.” The 400th Commemoration

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Online Forum–The Significance of the Black Family in the US

November 11, 2022November 10, 2022 AAIHS Editors #BlackFamily, #Roundtable, Activism, citizenship, forum

November 14-21, 2022 Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) is hosting an online forum on the

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Colluding to Cripple the National Negro Labor Council

November 9, 2022November 7, 2022 Tony Pecinovsky Black radicalism, Communism, CPUSA, labor, Red Scare

In late October 1951, one of the most important African American trade union initiatives in U.S. history was launched. “The

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Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and the History Behind Colorblind Admissions

November 4, 2022October 27, 2022 Brandon James Render affirmative action, black intellectual tradition, College Admissions, Color-blind, Higher education

This month, the United States Supreme Court reconvenes to answer important legal questions, including a series of affirmative action cases.

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Paddington Bear and Black British Migration Politics

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 Adam Thomas Black Atlantic, Black Britian, Migration, popular culture, Windrush

This year, the United Kingdom celebrated Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee, acknowledging the achievement of a billionaire remaining alive for

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