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The Historical Roots of Abolition in the Twenty-First Century

June 11, 2021June 9, 2021 Julia Bernier Activism, black radical tradition, Haiti, slavery, white supremacy

In June 2020 Mariame Kaba penned an opinion piece in the New York Times entitled, “Yes We Literally Mean Abolish

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Black Radicalism in the Face of Anticommunism

May 24, 2021June 5, 2021 Denise Lynn Black radicalism, Claudia Jones, Communism

In the wake of the January 6 coup attempt on Congress, CNN reported on a University of Illinois Cline Center

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British Racial Violence and Transatlantic Black Activism

May 6, 2021June 5, 2021 E. James West Activism, African Diaspora, black protest, police violence, Racial Violence

February of this year marked the thirtieth anniversary of the killing of Rolan Adams, a Black British teenager who was

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The Connected Histories of #StopAAPIHate and #BlackLivesMatter

April 21, 2021April 20, 2021 Owen Walsh Afro-Asia, black lives matter, Racial Violence

The murder of six women of Asian descent and two other victims in Atlanta by a white male gunman precipitated

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Sounds of Freedom: The Music of Black Liberation

April 13, 2021April 11, 2021 AAIHS Editors Black Power, music

Conversations in Black Freedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black

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