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The Making of Black Lives Matter: A New Book on the Movement’s History

June 17, 2017June 20, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi #BlackLivesMatter, Activism, black intellectual history, black politics, police brutality, Politics

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

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Angela Davis and the Black Radical Tradition in the Era of Black Lives Matter

October 2, 2016October 2, 2016 Minkah Makalani Angela Davis, black lives matter, black radical tradition

Over the past few days, hundreds of people joined Black Studies at the University of Texas for our first international

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Black Lives Matter and the Price of the Ticket

September 16, 2016September 13, 2016 Duchess Harris #BlackLivesMatter, #ScholarsRespond, Barack Obama, black lives matter, Black Lives Matter Forum, M4BL, Policy Demands

“The policy agenda for Black Lives Matter has been relevant for as long as we have had Black lives.” You

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Black Lives Matter: A Legacy of Black Power Protest

September 15, 2016September 13, 2016 Hasan Kwame Jeffries #BlackLivesMatter, #ScholarsRespond, Black Lives Matter Forum, Black Panther Party, M4BL, Policy Demands

 “The demands made by The Movement for Black Lives makes clear that what has been occurring of late is, without

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Whose Black Lives Matter? Musings in Defense of Korryn Gaines

August 10, 2016August 10, 2016 Lindsey E. Jones Black women, Racial Violence

I recently had the pleasure of speaking to a group of talented black and brown sisters who were gathered for

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