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Race, Environmental Justice, and DOCUMERICA at 50

November 10, 2021November 9, 2021 E. James West 1970s, Climate Justice, environmental justice, photography, Urban Studies

In April of this year at a press conference staged in front of the National Mall, Democratic Party politicians Ed

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Sounding South Asian, Sounding Black: The Sonic Politics of Appreciation or Appropriation

October 13, 2021October 12, 2021 Tao Leigh Goffe African Diaspora, black internationalism, Black Music, music, Performance

On the dance floor, we dance to the same beats per minute (BPM). The tempo that structures Black diasporic life

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The Significance of Yasuke, the Black Samurai

September 15, 2021September 14, 2021 Warren A. Stanislaus Black radicalism, Resistance

After the Second World War, US Soldiers in Japan (flickr.com)   In April 2021 Netflix released the much-anticipated anime series

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Gen Z Hip Hop, Rod Wave, and Black Masculinity

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Mickell Carter Activism, art, Gender, music, Resistance

Early this year, rapper Rod Wave’s album, Soul Fly, entered the music scene with a sharp analysis of contemporary Black manhood.

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Celebrating Gospel Music After the Civil Rights Era

May 20, 2021June 5, 2021 Keiara Price religion, spirituality

Late in March 2021, Black Twitter became enraptured by a leaked call between critically acclaimed gospel artist, Kirk Franklin, and

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