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Dorothy Height and the Roots of a Black Intellectual-Activist

September 28, 2022September 23, 2022 M. Keith Claybrook, Jr. Civil Rights Movement, Dorthy I. Height, Great Migreation, Intellectual History, Intellectual Identity, Racial Justice

Dorothy I. Height was a model Black intellectual-activist. She challenged racism and sexism at an early age, setting the stage for a

The Lexicon Origins of People of Color

September 27, 2022September 25, 2022 Warren Milteer, Jr. black intellectual history, race

The term “people of color” is in a strange place in its evolution as part of the American lexicon. The

Lorraine Hansberry’s Radicalism: An Interview with Soyica Diggs Colbert

September 5, 2022September 5, 2022 Julius B. Fleming, Jr. #AAIHSRoundtable, #RadicalVision, black intellectual history, Gender

This post is part of our online roundtable on Soyica Diggs Colbert’s Radical Vision In today’s post, Black Perspectives interviews Dr.

Online Forum–Black Women’s Biography

May 27, 2022May 26, 2022 AAIHS Editors #BlackWomenBio, black intellectual history, Black women, Gender

May 31, 2022 to June 7, 2022 Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) is hosting

Ideological Hegemony: A Precursor to Institutional Racism

May 25, 2022May 24, 2022 Bala James Baptiste Antonio Gramsci, ideology, Intellectualism, multiculturalism, Stuart Hall, white supremacy

Intellectuals advanced the concept of ideological hegemony, which is applicable to the establishment and change of relationships between Caucasians and