Entangled Legacies of Exploitation: How Capitalism and Racism Converge in American History
Charisse Burden-Stelly explores how anti-communist ideologies were deployed to discipline Black radicals.
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No Other Word for It: The Inexplicability of Violence Against Black Women and Girls
Treva B. Lindsey underscores the intersecting forms of oppression facing Black women and girls, and how these can be subverted to fuel resistance movements.
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The Television May Be Revolutionized: Technology’s Impact on Exposing Racial Injustice
Marc Lamont Hill and Todd Brewster urge readers to better organize around these records of racism to push for civil rights and social justice.
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A New Racial Reckoning: Peniel E. Joseph Details a Third Reconstruction
Similar to the Reconstruction era after the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement, the Third Reconstruction continues the legacy of the struggle for full rights and dignity for Black Americans.
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Race in Transit: Nanjala Nyabola Unpacks the Complexities of Global Travel for Black People
Nyabola examines the intersection of race, identity, and geopolitics while compellingly analyzing the challenges and opportunities that Black travelers face.
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A Vicious Cycle: Wesley Lowery Analyzes the Resurgence of White Identity Politics
Lowery presses readers to challenge the mainstreaming of extremist racial violence in order to uphold the values of multiculturalism and liberal democracy.
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A New Founding Narrative: African Influences in the Creation of America
David Hackett Fischer explores the diverse African traditions that shaped American institutions and history.
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Understanding Blackness Online: Race and Cyberculture
André Brock, Jr., aims to expand the study of Black digital practices beyond the simplistic oppression-resistance dialectic.
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Slaveholder Republic: Gerald Horne Unravels the Dark Roots of Texas’s Statehood
Driven by the desire to maintain slavery, the Texas Revolution of 1836 ultimately led to the institution's expansion.
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Power in Numbers: Liza Taylor Explores the Potential of Intersectional Feminist Movements
Taylor combines political and feminist theory to flesh out a nuanced understanding of intersectionality and how it developed over time through the collective work of women-of-color theorists.
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An Enduring Social Malaise: Eduardo Bonilla-Silva’s Seminal Text Re-Examines Racism’s Persistence
Bonilla-Silva provides a thought-provoking analysis of contemporary racial dynamics, uncovering the subtler forms of racism that exist in society.
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A Complicated Homecoming: Lawrence Jackson Dissects Baltimore’s Racist Legacies in Shelter
Jackson’s Quest for Home in a Segregated City Offers Insights into Painful Racial Legacies and Opportunities for a More Hopeful Future.
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