“Back then, following revolts in 125 cities nationwide after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and throughout the mid-1960s, fueled by inequality issues yet to be...
Redirect it to emergency response programs that don’t kill black people.
“The only way we’re going to stop these endless cycles of police violence is by creating alternatives...
A proper understanding of urban rebellion depends on our ability to interpret it not as a wave of criminality, but as political violence.
“Thursday evening, protestors in...
“Whether singing in the Alley Cats, Zooming with his first-years, or reading a peer’s thesis, Tyler Miles ’20 makes it a priority to cultivate community.
So, for the Saybrook...
How did a turbaned drag queen from the sexual underground of America’s deep south ignite rock’n’roll? We unravel the mystery behind Little Richard’s subversive genius.
“As...
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“Join us on May 13th at 8:00 p.m. EST (5:00 p.m. PST) as thought leaders around the country discuss the current crisis, explore...
Doctoral candidate Teona Williams has been named the 2020 Medgar and Myrlie Evers Research Scholar.
“The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) and the...
African American Studies Department Statement on COVID-19
As the public health crisis associated with the Coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold, there have been disturbing...
Stephanie Andrade’s latest op-ed, in collaboration with two other scholars and based in large part, on her dissertation research on the dynamics and consequences of...
Philip McHarris’ latest article published in Essence magazine:
“THOSE LIVING IN PUBLIC HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS AND...
from Family Pictures USA
Afropop closes its 12th season with award winning documentary
Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela: A Son’s Tribute to Unsung Heroes by Thomas...
