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The Illusion of Progress in the Story of American Democracy

May 29, 2018June 5, 2018 Rebecca Brenner Graham black intellectual history, democracy, Frederick Douglass, literature, Politics, slavery, W.E.B. Du Bois

The word progress is central to contemporary political rhetoric. Self-described progressives work toward what they see as positive change. Meanwhile, a

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The NFL’s Denial of Black Humanity

May 29, 2018June 5, 2018 Jermaine Scott black protest, Black radicalism, Colin Kaepernick, sports

In response to protests that rocked the national sports world, NFL owners have approved a new policy that requires players

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Writing on Women and the Nation of Islam: An Author’s Response

May 25, 2018June 5, 2018 Ula Y. Taylor #PromiseofPatriarchy, Black women, Islam, Nation of Islam

This post is part of our online roundtable on Ula Taylor’s The Promise of Patriarchy  I am so very humbled by

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Centering Women in the Nation of Islam

May 23, 2018May 26, 2018 Ashley Farmer #PromiseofPatriarchy, archives, black politics, Black Power, Black women, Nation of Islam, religion, self-determination

This post is part of our online roundtable on Ula Taylor’s The Promise of Patriarchy  In her 2008 seminal essay, “Women

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Black Women, the Nation of Islam, and the Pursuit of Freedom

May 22, 2018May 26, 2018 Erik S. McDuffie #PromiseofPatriarchy, black nationalism, Black women, Nation of Islam, religion

This post is part of our online roundtable on Ula Taylor’s The Promise of Patriarchy  Ula Y. Taylor stands as one

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