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Black Male Genius and the Distortion of Black History

In the aftermath of Kanye West’s recent media blitz, there was considerable media attention paid to his parroting and amplifying

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

Contrary to what some people believe, the blues is not “slave music.” Although it was cultivated by the descendants of slaves,

*This post is part of our new blog series on The World of the Black Panther. This series, edited by Julian Chambliss and Walter

Until recently, when I thought of Islamic art I thought immediately of structures like the Mezquita in Cordoba, Spain. Now