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“Held in Trust by History:” The Intellectual Activism of Lerone Bennett Jr.

March 16, 2017March 18, 2017 Christopher Tinson Activism, black intellectual history, Historiography

On the morning of December 11, 2016, a notice in the Chicago area news read as follows: “Author Lerone Bennett

Malcolm X in Brooklyn

February 20, 2017February 23, 2017 Zaheer Ali #RememberingMalcolm, black intellectual history, black nationalism, Malcolm X, Pan-Africanism

This post is part of our online forum,” Remembering Malcolm,” edited by Garrett Felber. In his eloquent and moving eulogy for Malcolm X,

(L-R) Cicely Tyson, James Baldwin, Harry Belafonte, 1969, New York City. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)

History As A Communal Act: The History of Black History Month

February 1, 2017January 30, 2018 Stephen G. Hall black intellectual history

African Americans have always imagined and constructed history as a communal act. At the inception of the African American historical

Why We Need James and Grace Lee Boggs Now

January 19, 2017January 22, 2017 Garrett Felber Activism, black intellectual history, black protest

In 2011, I sat in the living room of Grace Lee Boggs at 3061 Field Street, a space Bill Strickland affectionately

Transcending Time: Centering Literature at Festac 77

January 17, 2017May 30, 2017 Suzanne Enzerink black intellectual history, black internationalism, Pan-Africanism, West Africa

In January 1977, a month-long celebration of African diasporic culture brought participants from fifty-five countries to Lagos, Nigeria, including several