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Audre Lorde And I Were Once Enemies

February 16, 2021February 15, 2021 Kenyon Farrow #AudreLorde, Activism, black feminism, Gender, white supremacy

Audre Lorde and I were once mortal enemies. At least that’s the way it seemed. In late 2004, I wrote

Syllabus: A History of Anti-Black Racism in Medicine

August 12, 2020August 13, 2020 Antoine S. Johnson, Elise A. Mitchell, Ayah Nuriddin health, medicine

The ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is revealing longstanding American health and healthcare disparities yet to be addressed. While some have

Essex Hemphill. Photo: Poetry Foundation.

Teaching HIV and Black Queer Studies During Crisis

June 25, 2020June 26, 2020 William Mosley Black Queer Identity, COVID-19, HIV-AIDS, pedagogy

A common phrase we hear currently, “these unprecedented times,” is often deployed as a shorthand refrain to convey the total

From HIV-AIDS to COVID-19: Black Vulnerability and Medical Uncertainty

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 Antoine S. Johnson COVID-19, Harm Reduction, HIV-AIDS, medical racism

As America experiences mounting unrest amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and protests against police’s senseless murdering of Black people,

Remaking a Life: A New Book about How Women Living with HIV/AIDS Confront Inequality

September 20, 2019September 10, 2019 J. T. Roane Activism, black politics, Black women, Gender, HIV-AIDS, oral history, Resistance

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