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Dr. King and the Foundation of a Black Intellectual-Activist

January 16, 2023January 15, 2023 M. Keith Claybrook, Jr. #BlackIntellectualDemocracy, black intellectual history, Black radicalism

This post is part of our forum on Black Intellectuals and the Crisis of Democracy. The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King,

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Colluding to Cripple the National Negro Labor Council

November 9, 2022November 7, 2022 Tony Pecinovsky Black radicalism, Communism, CPUSA, labor, Red Scare

In late October 1951, one of the most important African American trade union initiatives in U.S. history was launched. “The

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Organizing for Reproductive Justice: An Interview with Barbara Smith

August 8, 2022August 1, 2022 Joseph R. Fitzgerald #ReproductiveRights, Activism, black feminism, black protest, Black radicalism, Black women, reproductive justice

This post is part of our forum on “Black Women and Reproductive Rights.” In today’s post, Barbara Smith is interviewed

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Rust Belt Resilience: The History of Buffalo’s Colored Musicians Club

May 19, 2022May 18, 2022 Tiana U. Wilson black lives matter, Black radicalism, Civil Rights Movement, white supremacy

When I first heard of the Buffalo mass shooting from my residence in California, I immediately reached out to my

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Black Social Gospel, Radical Politics, and Internationalism

February 22, 2022February 21, 2022 William Hogue black intellectual history, black internationalism, Black radicalism, religion

Often the history of radical Black Christians seems to jump from Abolition to Civil Rights with very little in between.

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