The Ongoing Fight Against Female Genital Mutilation
“In my life I have laughed a lot, but I have also experienced a lot of pain…I have never lost
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Activism
Philadelphia’s Fight Against Gun Violence, Poverty, and Crime
In 1969, the New York Times named Philadelphia the “gang capital” of America when the city had the highest rates
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W. E. B. Du Bois and the First World War: An Interview with Chad L. Williams
This is an interview with Black Perspectives blogger Brandon James Render, an Assistant Professor in the History Department at the
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On The Sixtieth Anniversary of the March on Washington
In recent years, memorialization of the Civil Rights era from the 1950s and 1960s has taken on a new urgency
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The Transnational Activism of Women in Hip Hop
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop, millions of fans worldwide celebrate the men and women who
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