The Black Intellectual Tradition and the Myth of Objectivity
By 1899, W.E.B. Du Bois had accomplished more than most people could accomplish in several lifetimes. One bachelor’s degree from
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W.E.B. Du Bois
White World Order, Black Power Politics: An Interview with Robert Vitalis
This month, I had the wonderful privilege of interviewing Professor Robert Vitalis on his recent book, White World Order, Black
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W. E. B. Du Bois and Black History Month
The year was 1949. Eighty-one-year-old W. E. B Du Bois was one year removed from his second stint at the
Read moreWhen Slaves Go on Strike: W.E.B. Du Bois’s Black Reconstruction 80 Years Later
Slaves freed themselves. With this majestic assertion in 1935, W.E.B. Du Bois all but cemented Black Reconstruction as one of
Read moreWhen Cops Kill the Terrorists Win
On June 15, 1969 the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover, famously declared that the
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