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Black Brazilian Media Producers and the Nomination of Marte Um

April 6, 2023April 4, 2023 Watufani M. Poe #VisualizingBlackLives, Brazil, film, MEDIA, Oscars

This post is part of our online roundtable on Reighan Gillam’s Visualizing Black Lives. Marte Um  (Mars One) was the Brazilian submission for

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Applying Migration Studies to the History of Black Fugitivity in the Antebellum Urban South

March 23, 2023March 17, 2023 Jaimie D. Crumley antebellum, Black women, Free people of color, fugitivity, slavery

The historiography of slavery in the Americas largely asserts that Black enslaved people fled from their enslavers to places where

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Aaron Douglas’ History Lesson on the Responsibility of Black Artists

March 22, 2023March 17, 2023 Tiffany Pennamon Aaron Douglas, art, Fisk, HBCU, labor

In an interview with Fisk University professor Leslie Collins, Harlem Renaissance painter and educator Aaron Douglas recalled his admiration for

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Women of Color and the Neoliberal University: An Interview with Lorgia García Peña Pt. 1

March 10, 2023March 7, 2023 Hettie Williams Author Interview, Higher education, Neoliberal University, Women, Women of Color

In today’s post, Hettie V. Williams interviews Dr. Lorgia García Peña, author of Community as Rebellion: A Syllabus for Surviving Academia

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Black Internationalism and Haiti: An Interview with Leslie M. Alexander

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 Lauren T. Rorie Author Interview, Black Internationalist, Haiti, Internationalism, Pan-Africanism

In today’s post, Lauren T. Rorie interviews Dr. Leslie M. Alexander, author of Fear of a Black Republic: Haiti and the Birth

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