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New Advanced Placement African American Studies course is a watered down version of itself

by Suneal Kolluri, University of California, Riverside On February 1, 2023– the first day of Black History Month – the College Board released the framework...

A brief history of the Black church’s diversity, and its vital role in American political history

by Jason Oliver Evans, University of Virginia With religious affiliation on the decline, continuing racism and increasing income inequality, some scholars and activists are soul-searching...

How some enslaved Black people stayed in Southern slaveholding states – and found freedom

by Viola Franziska Müller, University of Bonn For generations, the Underground Railroad has been the quintessential story of resistance against oppression. Yet, the story is incomplete. What...

Black sororities have stood at the forefront of Black achievement for more than a century

Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority members at a get-out-the-vote event in 2020. Octavio Jones/Getty Images by Tamara L. Brown, University of North Texas In her speech at the...

How a Black writer in the 19th-century used humor to combat White supremacy

by Rodney Taylor, University of South Carolina Any writer has to struggle with the dilemma of staying true to their vision or giving editors and...

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion MATTERS!

This two-part series on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) covers the background of DEI, its forerunner, Affirmative Action, and the causes for and against...

How Black cartographers put racism on the map of America

  by Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee and Joshua F.J. Inwood, Penn State How can maps fight racism and inequality? The work of the Black Panther...

Fighting school segregation didn’t take place just in the South

by Ashley Farmer, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts Whether it’s black-and-white photos of Arkansas’ Little Rock Nine or Norman Rockwell’s...

The power of a song in a strange land

by Donna M. Cox, University of Dayton From the moment of capture, through the treacherous middle passage, after the final sale and throughout life in...

How Black cartographers put racism on the map of America

by Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee and Joshua F.J. Inwood, Penn State How can maps fight racism and inequality? The work of the Black Panther...

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