Tornado Groan: On Black (Blues) Ecologies
At noon on September 29, 1927, the clouds over St. Louis began to take on an ominous darkness. In the
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On Nostalgia: HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ and Black Religion in Three Sacred Facts
*This post is part of our online forum organized by Ahmad Greene-Hayes on HBO’s hit series Watchmen. Warning: This essay
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Everything Man: A New Book About Paul Robeson’s Radical Music Making
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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Jessye Norman and The Struggle for Black Pathos
soll ich lauschen? Shall I listen? Soll ich schlürfen, Shall I drink, untertauchen? immerse? Süß in Düften
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Jazz and Justice: A New Book on Racism and the Political Economy of the Music
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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