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Black Leaders in Academia: An Interview with Barbara Savage

November 2, 2016November 1, 2016 Chris Cameron #blackleadersseries, Black Leaders, Black women, Professional Development

Today I continue an interview series on black leaders in academia. The interviews will take place once a month and

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Luke Cage and the African American Literary Tradition

November 1, 2016October 31, 2016 Matthew Teutsch #comicsandrace, Luke Cage

This guest post is part of our new blog series on Comics, Race, and Society, edited by Julian Chambliss and

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America’s Enslaved Dead

October 31, 2016October 30, 2016 Brandon Byrd Haiti, Zora Neale Hurston

On Sunday, November 8, 1936, Zora Neale Hurston received the exciting news: there was a zombie at the hospital in

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Luke Cage and the Evolution of the Superhero Narrative

October 30, 2016November 25, 2016 Sam Knowles #comicsandrace, diversity, Harlem, Luke Cage

This guest post is part of our new blog series on Comics, Race, and Society, edited by Julian Chambliss and

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Reflections on Race, Diaspora, and Nation

October 29, 2016October 28, 2016 Tshombe Miles Afro-Brazilians, blackness, Brazil

“People of African descent, wherever they reside, should always be mindful that national struggles can never be disentangled from diasporic

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