As Proud of Our Gayness As We Are of Our Blackness
Today’s guest blog post is written by Jonathan Bailey. A native of central Virginia, Jonathan currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland
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On the Racist Ideas Jesse Owens Could Not Outrun
It is always quite difficult for me to watch Hollywood biopics on celebrated African Americans figures. Too many of these
Read moreEnvisioning Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Twenty-First Century
This is a guest post by Dr. Elwood Watson, an author, public speaker, and professor of History, African American Studies,
Read moreReclaiming MLK’s Unspeakable Nightmare: The Progression of Racism in America
When Americans remember Martin Luther King Jr., we first and foremost remember his “dream” that “my four little children will
Read more#MLKsoundtrack 2016: A Civil Rights Soundtrack
It is not uncommon for AAIHS bloggers to provide syllabi of resources on a particular subject. I am diverging from
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