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Idris Elba and Considerations of Black Actor Identity

October 25, 2023October 17, 2023 Anique John African American Identity, black identity, hollywood, Identity, Idris Elba

It is undeniable that when an actor receives an industry accolade and they are a person of color, they are

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Translating Blackness and Transcending Hierarchies of Belonging

September 13, 2023September 7, 2023 Crystal M. Fleming #TranslatingBlackness, African Diaspora, black internationalism, Frederick Douglass

This post is part of our online roundtable on Lorgia García Peña’s Translating Blackness. In the penultimate chapter of Translating Blackness:

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“The Hip-Hop Generation”: An Interview with Bakari Kitwana

August 21, 2023August 15, 2023 Guy Emerson Mount #HipHop50, #HipHopSeries, hip hop

This post is part of our forum on “Hip Hop at 50.”  This is an interview with Guy Emerson Mount,

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Dear Hip Hop: A Letter to the Hip Hop Generation

August 18, 2023August 14, 2023 Charles Allen Ross #HipHop50, #HipHopSeries, hip hop

This post is part of our forum on “Hip Hop at 50.”  Dear Hip-Hop, It’s the summer of 1973. The

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Social Welfare and the Politics of Race in the Post-Civil War South

May 24, 2023May 23, 2023 Ryan W. Keating Civil War, Freedman's Bureau, Pensions, reconstruction, Welfare

The policing of Black bodies has become an increasingly visible part of the American landscape, shining light on centuries-long violent

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