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Black Fists, Black Pride, and the 1968 Summer Olympics

November 7, 2018November 11, 2018 Louis Moore Activism, black politics, Black Power, black protest, Civil Rights Movement, Resistance

Black fists. Black men. Black pride. That’s how we will always remember bronze medalist John Carlos and gold medalist Tommie

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Corporate Influence and the Legacy of Black Power

November 6, 2018November 11, 2018 E. James West Black Panther Party, Black Power, black protest, Black radicalism, capitalism, police violence, Resistance

My recent piece for Black Perspectives examined the relationship between Nike and Spike Lee in the wake of the company’s

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A Black Womanist Requiem for Katie G. Cannon

October 31, 2018November 3, 2018 Eboni Marshall Turman Black women, black women scholars, race, religion

Katie G. Cannon’s untimely death, has compelled me to begin this reflection at the funeral. Not hers; but my first funeral

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The Struggle for Voting Rights and the Poor People’s Campaign

October 26, 2018November 3, 2018 AAIHS Editors black protest, Black women, carceral state, Jim Crow, voting

Conversations in Black Freedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Curated

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Spike Lee, Nike, and Corporate Activism

October 2, 2018October 3, 2018 E. James West Activism, Black film, black politics, black protest, film, Racial Capitalism, sports

In early September, Nike unveiled a new advertising campaign to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of its “Just Do It” motto,

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