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Playwright, Storyteller, and Critical Educator: An Interview with Rachel Maddox

December 6, 2019November 30, 2019 J. T. Roane art, Black Queer Identity, Black Queers, education, LGBT, theater

In today’s post, senior editor J.T. Roane interviews, Rachel Maddox who is a Black, non-binary playwright, teaching artist, and critical educator based

The Black Shoals: A New Book Theorizing Formations of Black and Native Studies

November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 J. T. Roane Black Studies, colonialism, genocide, Indigenous Studies, Racial Violence, settler-colonialism, slavery, white supremacy

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

Inland Shift: Towards a Radical Intercommunalism in the Inland Empire

November 19, 2019November 16, 2019 J. T. Roane Activism, black intellectual history, Black Panther Party, black protest, capitalism, economic justice, environment, geography, Resistance

*This essay is republished in partnership with Boom California as part of an ongoing series on Black California. During a speech

Blood, Sweat, and Tears: A New Book on the History of Black College Football

October 25, 2019October 23, 2019 J. T. Roane civil rights, HBCU history, integration, segregation, sports

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

To Fulfill These Rights: A New Book About the Struggle Over Affirmative Action and Open Admissions

October 18, 2019October 17, 2019 J. T. Roane Activism, affirmative action, black protest, Resistance, student activism

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History