Black Left Student Radicalism of the 1970s: The February First Movement
During the 1970s, Black student radicalism in the United States, which began in the 1960s with organizations such as the
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Howard University and the Dream Sequence
The idea of “the Dream Sequence” was introduced to me by Howard alum and former professor Acklyn Lynch, a figure
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Black Genealogies of Power: Seven Maxims for Resistance in the Trump Years
“Power concedes nothing without demand,” argued Frederick Douglass in one of his most cited speeches. “It never did and it
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Remembering Marcus Garvey Through Reggae
Listen to the music. February 6 marks the birthday of Bob Marley. Born in Jamaica in 1945, the Reggae icon
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The Art And Lives of James Baldwin: An Interview with Douglas Field
This month I interviewed Douglas Field about his book All Those Strangers: The Art and Lives of James Baldwin. Field
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