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The History of Black Women and Internationalism

July 22, 2020July 20, 2020 Robert Greene, II black internationalism, black nationalism, Black women, Gender

In 1975, the Black Radical magazine Freedomways published a tribute in celebration of the end of the International Women’s Year,

Black Archives Take Center Stage

July 13, 2020July 12, 2020 Say Burgin #AAIHSRoundtable, #RadicalBlackTheatre, archives, Black radicalism, Black women, methods, Performance, Resistance, theater

*This post is part of our joint online roundtable with The Journal of Civil and Human Rights on Kate Dossett’s Radical Black Theatre in The

Essence as Archive on the Occasion of its Golden Anniversary

July 3, 2020June 28, 2020 Siobhan Carter-David Beauty Politics, Black women, fashion, journalism

Writer and image activist Michaela Angela Davis argues that the creation of Vibe magazine represented the serious documentation of hip-hop culture; that

The Role of Black Women in the Making of a White Argentine Republic

July 2, 2020June 28, 2020 Christina Proenza Coles African Diaspora, Black women, Latin America, Resistance

“The discovery of personal whiteness among the world’s peoples is a very modern thing,” observed W.E.B. Du Bois, “a nineteenth

Celebrating 50 Years of Essence as a Black Women’s Archive

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Jacinta R. Saffold Black women, Gender, literature

Essence Magazine occupies a distinct position within the continuum of Black culture as an aspirational lifestyle magazine, grounded by a