African American Freedom and the Illusive “Forty Acres and a Mule”
On August 18, 2016, the United Nations Working Group on Experts of People of African Descent determined that the history
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Contesting the Myth of (Revolutionary) Racial Harmony
This post is part of our online roundtable on Devyn Spence Benson’s Antiracism in Cuba. Just three months after revolutionary
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How American Racism Shaped Nazism
American democracy and liberty might appear to be the opposite of the fascism and horrors of Nazi Germany. But for
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Race, Necropower, and Natural Disasters
In the last month, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma devastated Texas and Florida, killing scores of people and leaving many more
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African Americans and the Classics: An Introduction
The history of African American engagement with Classical history, literature, and philosophy has been fraught with controversy and complexity. Much
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