White Fragility, Anti-Racist Pedagogy, and the Weight of History
by Justin Gomer and Christopher Petrella On July 3, The Boston Globe published a controversial, if predictable, op-ed entitled “In
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Intellectual Identity
Hubert Harrison: Black Griot of the Harlem Renaissance
The historical restoration of Hubert Henry Harrison (1883–1927) calls for a rethinking of the Black radical tradition in the early
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The Gift of Black Folk and the Emancipation of American History
“Our song, our toil, our cheer, and warming have been given to this nation in blood-brotherhood. Are not these gifts
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The Making of Black Lives Matter: A New Book on the Movement’s History
This post is part of my blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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Beyond Respectability: A New Book on Black Female Public Intellectuals
This post is part of my blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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