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The Bud Billiken Parade

June 16, 2022June 15, 2022 E. James West Bud Billiken Parade, Chicago, Chicago Tribune, DOCUMERICA, Parade

Over the last two installments of my series on race and DOCUMERICA, we’ve explored the contrasting visions of Black Chicago

CFP: AAIHS 2023 Conference

May 20, 2022May 19, 2022 AAIHS Editors abolitionism, CFP, Environmental Racism, health, slavery

#AAIHS2023 The African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS)’s Eighth Annual Conference Conference Theme: “We Can’t Breathe”: Crisis, Catastrophe and Sustaining

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Groups marching to demand climate and racial justice. (Photo by: Steve Sanchez) #AAIHS2023 The African American Intellectual History Society

When the Nevada Supreme Court Tackled Racial Bias

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Randolph M. Fiedler & Jocelyn S. Murphy black lives matter, George Floyd, Las Vegas, police brutality, Supreme Court

Thirty years ago, seeking to address “the civil unrest in Las Vegas” triggered by decades-long discrimination against Black people throughout

Remembering Ronald (X) Stokes and the Politics of Black Solidarity

April 11, 2022April 10, 2022 M. Keith Claybrook, Jr. black nationalism, Black Power, police violence

It has been 60 years since the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) killed Ronald (X) Stokes, wounded several others, and