Robert Rayford, State Violence, and AIDS in Black America
In the forty-one years since doctors first recognized what would become known as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) among gay
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Anne Moody’s Coming of Age in Mississippi: Seeing Anne’s Struggles as Our Own
It’s been over 50 years since Anne Moody published Coming of Age in Mississippi in 1968. The autobiography chronicles Anne’s life
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“This Is Chaos:” Order Maintenance and the Fear of Black Anarchy in Atlanta
Late on May 30, 2020, Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms rose to national notoriety with a passionate speech that rebuked not
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Coming of Age in Jim Crow DC: A New Book About Navigating the Politics of Everyday Life
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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Activism and Agriculture: An Interview with Farmer Kamal Bell
This post is part of our Black Organizing Today Series. This series, edited by Ajamu Amiri Dillahunt, consists of interviews highlighting the
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