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Aerial view of Pruitt-Igoe, ca. 1963-1972, US Geological Survey. Photo: Wikimedia.

Remembering Black Women in St. Louis’s Pruitt-Igoe Housing Projects

September 9, 2017September 12, 2017 Candace Borders Black women, housing, Missouri, St. Louis

An eerie calm has settled over the 57-acre lot where the Pruitt-Igoe Homes once loomed over St. Louis, Missouri. Today,

New Age Activism: Maria W. Stewart and Black Lives Matter

July 24, 2017July 29, 2017 Westenley Alcenat Activism, black intellectual history, black lives matter, Black women, Gender

The 1830s was the high-tide of Jacksonianism, an era many historians consider the nadir of early American history. Although universal

Finding Toussaint L’Ouverture in Tennessee

July 20, 2017July 23, 2017 Brandon Byrd Black women, Haiti, slavery

In the summer of 1777, as musket balls flew about New York’s battlefields, José de Gálvez felt confident. The American

Albertina Sisulu briefs protestors, Johannesburg, 1984, by Paul Weinberg. Photo: University of Cape Town Libraries.

African Women and Social Movements in Africa

July 18, 2017July 21, 2017 Jaimee A. Swift Activism, Black women, Gender, Politics, Social Movements

While historical narratives have traditionally depicted the African continent and its people as inferior, scholars are actively challenging this pervasive rhetoric

Inside the Gun of the Black Panther Party

July 13, 2017July 17, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi #AAIHSRoundtable, #RevolutionHasCome, Activism, black politics, black protest, Black women

This post is part of our online roundtable on Robyn Spencer’s The Revolution Has Come In 1973, Amar Casey arrived