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Online Forum: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee

October 1, 2018October 17, 2018 AAIHS Editors #AAIHSRoundtable, Activism, black politics, Black Power, black protest, Civil Rights Movement, police violence, racism, Resistance, Unseen Light

October 8-12, 2018 Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), is hosting a week-long online forum based

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The NFL and a History of Black Protest

September 12, 2018September 16, 2018 Louis Moore sports

In 1944, Black activist and sportswriter Halley Harding, argued that “most persons, corporations or business almost always forget the people or incidents

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Introducing New Bloggers to ‘Black Perspectives’

August 1, 2018August 8, 2018 AAIHS Editors

We’re excited to announce this year’s new contributors to Black Perspectives. This diverse group of talented scholars will explore a

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State Violence and Pregnant Black Mothers

July 24, 2018July 26, 2018 Marlo David Black women, carceral state, Gender, motherhood, police violence

For Black women, pregnancy presents a multiplying set of vulnerabilities which illuminate the intersectional frames of race, gender, and class

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Sandra Bland, Black Women, and Texas Law Enforcement

July 13, 2018July 16, 2018 Tyina Steptoe #SandraBlandForum, #sayhername, police brutality, police violence, Sandra Bland

This post is part of our online forum in honor of Sandra Bland, coinciding with the third anniversary of her death. The forum includes

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