On W. E. B. Du Bois and Poetry
*This post is part of our online forum on W.E.B. Du Bois @ 150. At Carnegie Hall on February 23, 1964, Lorraine Hansberry
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W. E. B. Du Bois, World War I, and the Question of Failure
*This post is part of our online forum on W.E.B. Du Bois @ 150. 2018 marks both the sesquicentennial of W. E. B.
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A Troubled Past: The United States and Africa since World War II
A few weeks ago, President Donald Trump sparked yet another international controversy with his reference to “sh**hole countries” to describe
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Mississippi’s Civil Rights Museum: Reflections from a Native Daughter
Several weeks ago, I attended the opening activities for the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson. The museum represents a long-overdue,
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Black Charleston and the Battle over Confederate Statues
On January 9, 2018, the Charleston City Council deferred voting on a proposed new plaque for the John C. Calhoun
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