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Resisting Racism and Islamophobia: Lessons from Muslim Slave Narratives

February 9, 2017February 13, 2017 Annette Joseph-Gabriel Haiti, marronage, racism, religion, slavery

The highly contested executive order that sought to deny citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries entry into the United States has

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Cuba, Antiracism, and a New Revolution

January 2, 2017January 4, 2017 Devyn Spence Benson civil rights, Cuba, Fidel Castro

January 1, 2017 was the first time since 1959 that Cuba has celebrated a New Year and the anniversary of

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Black Protest, White Backlash, and the History of Scientific Racism

October 5, 2016October 4, 2016 Guest Poster 2016 Presidential Election, Colin Kaepernick

Co-Authored by Christopher Petrella and Justin Gomer “Mainstream culture…defines threats to racial order as a form of madness that is,

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Reading Junot Díaz in France: American Racism and Teaching in a Trump Era

August 26, 2016August 26, 2016 Nathan Dize France

Donald Trump recently claimed that “France is no longer France,” citing France’s “inability” to effectively ensure the safety of its

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Antiracism and the Cuban Revolution: An Interview with Devyn Spence Benson

March 8, 2016March 7, 2016 Reena Goldthree Caribbean, Cuba, Fidel Castro, Malcolm X

This month, I interviewed historian Devyn Spence Benson about her forthcoming book, Antiracism in Cuba: The Unfinished Revolution (University of

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