#BlackThoughtsMatter
This article was originally published on June 28, 2015 As nine beautiful Black minds are laid to rest and Confederate
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National Freedom Day Kicks Off Black History Month
In the United States, there is a history of African American holidays, festivals, and celebrations. Scholars such as William H. Wiggins, Jr., Angela
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Black Women Public Intellectuals in U.S. History and Culture
The field of Black women’s intellectual history has experienced a renaissance in recent years. Works such as Toward an Intellectual
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Enshrining Black Countermodernism & New Deal Skepticism
J.J. Butts’ new work, Dark Mirror: African Americans and the Federal Writers’ Project, provides a close reading of the ways
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Womanist Theology and A Black Woman’s Intellectual Movement
This post is part of our forum on “Womanist Theology.“ My grandmother stood neither silent nor conspicuous in her daily
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