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La Afrovenezolanidad: A Historiography of the Black Experience in Venezuela

March 30, 2022March 29, 2022 Menika Dirkson Afro-Venezuelan, Historiography, slavery, South America, Venezuela

During the month of May, Venezuelans celebrate Afro-Descendant Month in honor of the social, political, economic, and cultural contributions Afro-Venezuelans

The Residue of ‘72

March 24, 2022March 23, 2022 Dena Holland-Neal #GaryConvention50, black politics, Gary, Gary National Black Political Convention, Richard G. Hatcher

In 1972, I was a senior in high school at Gary West Side. It was an exciting year! All Hoosiers

‘Nationtime’ Shows That Blacks, Too, Have Become More Inclusive

March 23, 2022March 22, 2022 Wayne A. Young Amiri Baraka, Barbara Jordan, black politics, Gary, Gary Convention, Nationtime, Richard Gordon Hatcher

When William Greaves’ film about the 1972 National Black Political Convention, which took place in my hometown of Gary, Indiana,

The Fight for Black Freedom Transcends National Borders

March 17, 2022March 16, 2022 Shaun Armstead Dorthy Height, Marcus Garvey, Mary McLeod Bethune, National Council of Negro Women, UNIA

This article first appeared in Made By History. The original can be accessed here. In a recent news conference, Senate Minority Leader

Black Beauty Queens and Global Representational Politics

March 16, 2022March 15, 2022 Mickell Carter Beauty, Beauty Standards, Black Beauty, Internationalism, Miss Black USA

This article first appeared in Made By History. The original can be accessed here. In January, Cheslie Kryst, who was known as