More Than Just Words: Taking Antiracism Seriously
From bumper stickers and social media hashtags and memes, to think tanks and think pieces, the concept ‘antiracist’ has saturated
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Labor
Broomsticks and Material Cultures of Cleanliness in American Slavery
In 1901 preeminent Black Sociologist W.E.B. Du Dois published an essay entitled, “The Home of the Slave,” which detailed his
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Sexuality, History, and Britain’s Colonial Legacy
A recent editorial letter in the Jamaica Gleaner condemning the newspaper’s feature of popular dance-hall artist, Beenie Man, his so-called Babymama,
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Dignity, Work, and Race Capitalism
Recently, a photo of The Cosby Show alum Geoffrey Owens surfaced that showed the actor working as a cashier at
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Mentha Morrison: A Story of Debt Peonage in Jim Crow Georgia
Mentha Morrison wanted her husband back. The problem was not domestic, it was legal. Jackson Morrison owed the state of
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