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The Promise of the Nation of Islam

May 24, 2018June 5, 2018 Robyn C. Spencer #PromiseofPatriarchy, archives, Black women, Nation of Islam, religion, self-determination

This post is part of our online roundtable on Ula Taylor’s The Promise of Patriarchy Controversy over the Nation of Islam

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Black Identity Extremists: COINTELPRO 2017

November 13, 2017November 15, 2017 Robyn C. Spencer black nationalism, Black Panther Party, black politics, Black Power, black radical tradition, Black radicalism, police brutality, white supremacy

On October 6, 2017 an FBI internal report identifying “Black Identity Extremists” (BIE) as a major threat to Law Enforcement

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Writing an Organizational History of the Black Panthers: An Author’s Response

July 15, 2017July 21, 2017 Robyn C. Spencer #AAIHSRoundtable, #RevolutionHasCome, archives, Black Panther Party, Black Power, research

This post is part of our online roundtable on Robyn Spencer’s The Revolution Has Come Although I received my formal

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“Revolt at the Source:” Cedric Robinson’s Archive of Resistance

November 12, 2016January 2, 2017 Robyn C. Spencer #BlackMarxism, archives, Black Marxism, black radical tradition, Cedric Robinson, Racial Capitalism

This is the final day of our roundtable on Cedric Robinson’s book, Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical

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