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Online Roundtable–Lorgia García Peña’s ‘Translating Blackness’

September 5, 2023September 7, 2023 AAIHS Editors #TranslatingBlackness, Afro-Latin, Afro-Latinx

September 11, 2023 to September 15, 2023 Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), is hosting

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Philadelphia’s Fight Against Gun Violence, Poverty, and Crime

August 31, 2023August 11, 2023 Menika Dirkson Philadelphia, violence

In 1969, the New York Times named Philadelphia the “gang capital” of America when the city had the highest rates

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A #HipHop50 Syllabus

August 25, 2023August 27, 2023 Austin McCoy #HipHop50, #HipHopSeries, hip hop

This post is part of our forum on “Hip Hop at 50.”  This syllabus provides resources to understand Hip-Hop Culture’s

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The Transnational Activism of Women in Hip Hop

August 24, 2023August 14, 2023 Mickell Carter #HipHop50, #HipHopSeries, hip hop

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop, millions of fans worldwide celebrate the men and women who

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The Lyrical Activism of Sister Souljah

August 17, 2023August 17, 2023 Eva Bohler #HipHop50, #HipHopSeries, hip hop

This post is part of our forum on “Hip Hop at 50.”  Sister Souljah (born Lisa Williamson) is an emcee,

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