Black Mayors, Black Politics, and the Gary Convention
The National Black Political Convention of 1972 saw many national giants on the Black political scene with Amiri Baraka and
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Changing Faces of 21st Century Black Churches and Politics
*This post is part of our online forum with the Pew Research Center. The February 2021 Pew report, “Faith among
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Call for Submissions: The Gary National Political Convention of 1972
Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), invites blog posts centering on the Gary
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Until I Am Free: Teaching Fannie Lou Hamer Past and Present
What we don’t know about the real life of the civil rights leader, Fannie Lou Hamer could fill a
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A Sampling of 2021 Black Perspectives Posts: January to June
The year in blogging for Black Perspectives in 2021 was one that was dedicated to both the usual cutting edge
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