From Sentiment to Struggle: Combating White Supremacy and Liberal Idealism
*This post is the transcript of remarks read at the recent Cornell faculty “kneel-in” against racism. Almost any expression of collectivity can
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American exceptionalism
Gerald Horne’s Insurgent African Diaspora
This post is part of our online roundtable on Gerald Horne’s Black Radical History In 2011, Gerald Horne, reflecting on
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Radicalizing the Resistance in the Age of Trump
Who knew an act of civic engagement could produce such exhilaration and ambivalence? A few weeks ago I attended a
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David Walker and the Problem of American Consensus
There are many different ways to teach the historical development of African American political history. One way is in the
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Independence Day Manifesto
How shall integrity face oppression? — W. E. B. Du Bois Welcome to Trump’s America. In the dark times ahead,
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