Cosmic Literacies and Black Fugitivity
Star-gazing as a practice of fugitivity has a long history for Black Americans. According to folklore, spirituals like “Foller de
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Resistance
Dismantling Whiteness as the Beauty Standard
Miss Jamaica Davina Bennett rejected Eurocentric beauty ideals when she sported her afro at this year’s Miss Universe Pageant. Bennett had
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The FBI and the Mischaracterization of Bayard Rustin
On November 22, Muckrock.com published a disturbing article claiming that Bayard Rustin “was working for the CIA.” The essay created
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Black Women and Economic Justice in St. Louis: An Interview with Keona Ervin
In today’s post, Candace Borders, a recent graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, interviews Keona K. Ervin on her
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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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