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Woman wearing face paint, "Yo soy Fidel" (I am Fidel). Source: www.granma.cu.

Cuba, Antiracism, and a New Revolution

January 2, 2017January 4, 2017 Devyn Spence Benson civil rights, Cuba, Fidel Castro

January 1, 2017 was the first time since 1959 that Cuba has celebrated a New Year and the anniversary of

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Puerto Ricans, African Americans, and the Pursuit of Racial Justice: An Interview with Sonia Lee

December 3, 2016December 1, 2016 Devyn Spence Benson Activism, black intellectual history, black nationalism, poverty, Puerto Rican history

With the recent election of Donald Trump and the very public hate speech and violence against people of color that

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Is the Myth of Racial Harmony Killing Our Country?

October 3, 2016October 4, 2016 Devyn Spence Benson black internationalism, black protest, police brutality

My eyes draw open, fixing on the silhouette of the spinning blades of the ceiling fan above my bed. After

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What is Afro-Latin America?

September 4, 2016September 3, 2016 Devyn Spence Benson

From Mexico to Brazil and beyond, Africans and people of African descent have fought in wars of independence, forged mixed

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Race and Radicalism in Puerto Rico: An Interview with Carlos Alamo-Pastrana

August 2, 2016August 2, 2016 Devyn Spence Benson Black radicalism, empire, Puerto Rican history, Puerto Rico

This month I interviewed Dr. Carlos Alamo-Pastrana about his new book, Seams of Empire: Race and Radicalism in Puerto Rico

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