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Black Women’s Expansive Vision For Reproductive Freedom

August 4, 2022July 25, 2022 Ashley Farmer #ReproductiveRights, Black Panther Party, Black Power, Black women, reproductive justice

This post is part of our forum on “Black Women and Reproductive Rights.” When Elaine Brown took the helm of

James Farmer and the Roots of a Black Activist-Intellectual

June 23, 2022August 4, 2022 M. Keith Claybrook, Jr. biography, Black Power, Civil Rights Movement, James Farmer, Jim Crow

James Farmer conceptualized and developed a nonviolent direct-action philosophy that could be applied in the United States. He drew inspiration from

Angela Davis, Charlene Mitchell, and the NAARPR

June 15, 2022June 14, 2022 Tony Pecinovsky abolition, Angela Davis, Charlene Mitchell, Communism, CPUSA, JoAnne Little, National Defense Organization Against Racist And Political Repression, Prison Abolition

In June 1972, an all-white jury acquitted Angela Davis of charges in her alleged role in an August 1970 Marin County, California

Radical Histories After the 1960s: A CBFS Interview

April 13, 2022April 12, 2022 Erik Wallenberg CBFS, CBFS Interview, civil rights, Conservatism, environmental justice, mass incarceration, Ronal Reagan

Conversations in BlackFreedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Curated by Jeanne

Remembering Ronald (X) Stokes and the Politics of Black Solidarity

April 11, 2022April 10, 2022 M. Keith Claybrook, Jr. black nationalism, Black Power, police violence

It has been 60 years since the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) killed Ronald (X) Stokes, wounded several others, and