The Persistence of Institutional Sexism in Africana Studies
While institutional racism under the current U.S. administration is identified as being more prominent and therefore more recognizable, institutional sexism, its
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‘Jezebel Unhinged’: A New Book on the Black Female Body in Religion and Culture
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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Online Roundtable: Keisha N. Blain’s ‘Set the World on Fire’
September 24-28, 2018 Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), is collaborating with the Journal of
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Disability, Race, and Gender in Speculative Fiction
“I was attracted to science fiction because it was so wide open. I was able to do anything and there
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State Violence and Pregnant Black Mothers
For Black women, pregnancy presents a multiplying set of vulnerabilities which illuminate the intersectional frames of race, gender, and class
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