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Wyclef Jean on Black History, Haiti, and His New Album

March 31, 2017April 3, 2017 Darryl Robertson #HipHopSeries, Haiti, Haitian Revolution

Recently, I sat down with Wyclef Jean to discuss his new EP (Extended Play), “J’Ouvert” and how it reflects his

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W.E.B. Du Bois And World Revolution: An Interview With Bill V. Mullen

October 18, 2016October 16, 2016 Phillip Luke Sinitiere Afro-Asia, black intellectual history, black internationalism, Black women, Communism, W.E.B. Du Bois

This month I interviewed Bill V. Mullen, Professor of American Studies at Purdue University, about his recent book, Un-American: W.

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Nate Parker, Rape Culture, and Toxic Masculinity

August 20, 2016August 20, 2016 Deirdre Cooper Owens Nat Turner, Nate Parker, rape

Over the past seventy-two hours, the Internet has been abuzz over Nate Parker’s involvement in a seventeen-year-old rape case.  Journalists

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#TheHistorySoundtable II: 70 Recent History Books by Black Women

July 23, 2016July 23, 2016 Guest Poster black women scholars

Co-authored by Sowande’ Mustakeem and Keisha N. Blain In recognition of the dynamic work being done by black women scholars,

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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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