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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

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

Mãe (Mother) Filhinha of Yemanjá-Ogunté. Photo: Yemanjá the film (2015).

Candomblé, Afro-Brazilian Women, and African Religiosity in Brazil

June 15, 2017June 17, 2017 Jaimee A. Swift African Diaspora, Afro-Brazilians, Brazil, Gender, Pan-Africanism, religion

While prejudicial, racial, and discriminatory ideologies of religious exceptionalism in regards to African spirituality persist even today (as many still