Mack Ingram and the Policing of Black Sexuality
In 1951, Mack Ingram was arrested, found guilty, and sentenced to two years of hard labor for looking at a
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Jim Crow
Challenging Jim Crow in New York City
Conversations in BlackFreedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Curated by Jeanne
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Medgar Evers’s Legacy of Organizing in Mississippi
Although Medgar Evers is one of the most widely recognized figures of the Civil Rights Movement, many people do not
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The Modern Black Convention Movement and Black Youth Leadership
*This post is part of our online roundtable celebrating the 20-year anniversary of the publication of Komozi Woodard’s A Nation Within
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An Intellectual History of Liberation Theology
The Women’s March, led by women of color activists such as Linda Sarsour and Tamika Mallory, brought millions out to
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