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Natural Disasters, Tropical Paradises, and the Caribbean’s Great Camouflage

October 13, 2017October 16, 2017 Annette Joseph-Gabriel black internationalism, Caribbean, racism

After hunkering down through this year’s particularly devastating hurricane season, many Caribbean islands are turning their efforts to recovery and

The Politics of Black Cinematic Representation

September 16, 2017September 20, 2017 Annette Joseph-Gabriel Black cinema, black internationalism

A recent article on Detroit described the film as “the most irresponsible and dangerous movie of the year.” The authors highlight Kathryn Bigelow’s directing

The Legacy of Martinican Women in French Politics

July 7, 2017July 10, 2017 Annette Joseph-Gabriel black politics, France, Martinique, Paris, Politics

On June 30, 2017, the world learnt of the death of Simone Veil, architect of the French law legalizing abortion,

Poster for the Festival Afrofémiste Nyansapo. Photo: Mwasi Collectif Afroféministe.

Nyansapo: Black Feminism and the French Republic

June 16, 2017June 19, 2017 Annette Joseph-Gabriel black feminism, black politics, Black women, Caribbean, feminism, France

Recently, France saw an uproar over a festival planned by the black feminist collective Mwasi. The Socialist mayor of Paris,

Gathering on the Champs Elysées, May 8, 1945. Photo: Le Ministère de la Défense.

From Concentration Camps to the Senate: Black Women in the French Resistance

March 13, 2017March 16, 2017 Annette Joseph-Gabriel Anticolonialism, Black women, France, Resistance

The role that over a million African soldiers played in World War II has garnered interest in recent years. Calls for countries