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Missy Elliott tours as a headliner − and it’s about time

The Conversation - August 4, 2024

Missy Elliott’s music tells stories of Black cyborgs, space-time travel and postapocalyptic worlds. Prince Williams/WireImage via Getty Images by Elliott H. Powell, University of Minnesota Missy...

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A lesson on dissent from a Vietnam War protester who joined the US military – and then faced execution after his protest didn’t stop

The Conversation - June 1, 2024

Anti-Vietnam War demonstrators raise their fists during a rally in New York on April 27, 1968. Bev Grant/Getty Images by Rodney Coates, Miami University During the...

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College Board releases updated framework for new Advanced Placement African American Studies

Courier Newsroom - December 6, 2023

Today, the Advanced Placement® Program delivered its revised framework for the AP® African American Studies course, which will officially launch in the 2024-25 school year. This...

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

The Conversation - February 6, 2023

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

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