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Intersectional Critiques of the Criminalization of Black Girls, Past & Present

May 30, 2016May 27, 2016 Guest Poster black feminism, black politics, black protest

The following is a guest post from Lindsey E. Jones, a Ph.D. Candidate in History of Education at the University

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When Scholars Cry: Celebrating the Career of Thomas C. Holt

May 28, 2016June 4, 2016 Guy Emerson Mount black intellectual history, black politics, black protest

If you’ve never seen a historian cry, you’re probably hanging out with the wrong historians. The day you see multiple

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Fire in Babylon and The Racial Politics of West Indian Cricket

May 27, 2016May 27, 2016 Paul Hébert black internationalism, C.L.R. James, Caribbean

“What do they know of cricket who only cricket know?” asked C.L.R. James in Beyond a Boundary, his 1962 study

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The Pre-History of President Clinton’s Racist (and Antiracist) Liberalism

May 21, 2016May 20, 2016 Ibram X. Kendi Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Barack Obama, electoral politics

About a week ago, former President Bill Clinton once again had to defend his 1994 crime bill at an event

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#Lemonade: A Black Feminist Resource List

May 12, 2016January 30, 2017 Janell Hobson black feminism, black intellectual history, black politics, culture, music

“Something is missing.” – Woman speaking in “Resurrection” segment of #Lemonade Today’s post was co-compiled and co-authored by Jessica Marie

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