Do Americans view all youth as equally ‘innocent’? A historian takes us back to the movement that led to unequal treatment of black and white youth in the justice system.
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The struggle for equal rights for black citizens in the U.S. today is backed by the promise of the 14th Amendment. A historian takes us back to the grassroots movements that led to its passage.
The men who killed police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge were black veterans. A historian explains black veterans’ long struggle to live with inequality in their military service, and back home.
Six of the nine people who died were black women. One year later, a Brandeis professor examines how black women have endured a legacy of racial violence in the U.S.
On the surface – and when compared to the Oscars – the 2016 Tonys looked like a groundbreaking moment for diversity in entertainment. But when it comes to inclusion, Broadway has a long way to go.
When biographer Gretchen Gerzina came across an old British newspaper article calling Sarah E. Farro “the first negro novelist,” she wondered: who was Farro, and why had she been lost to history?
With Freedom on the Move, historians hope to reveal patterns of escape and capture, while giving anyone the chance to learn about the individual heroism of runaway slaves.
Irish immigrants and their descendants played a leading part in the Easter Rising of 1916 and Ireland’s subsequent rebellion. But the inspiration worked in the other direction as well.
More than 150 years of scholarship and activism hasn’t brought us any closer to consensus.
In the entertainment industry, the success or failure of a minority lead can be a referendum on whether or not to use diverse leads for future projects.
When comedian Larry Wilmore called President Obama ‘my n-gga’ during the White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner, what was he really saying?
Prince had ‘Purple Rain.’ Michael Jackson had ‘Thriller.’ And now Beyoncé has her own self-reflective masterpiece.
It places Davis in a continuing, living history of African-American sound, rather than planting him on a pedestal.
Christian, criminal or cowardly? People once thought your hair could hold the answer.
Brooklyn Dodgers President Branch Rickey liked to take credit for breaking the color barrier. In truth, it was the culmination of a long campaign waged by the left wing press and labor unions.
The 1966 World Festival of Negro Arts was the first state-sponsored showcase of the work of black artists, musicians and poets.
Much has been written about Robinson’s first major league game. Far less is known about the first integrated spring training game in Florida.
Sanders can’t win the South without the support of black voters, and he doesn’t have that.
In 1942 a man called Walter White travelled to Hollywood to try and persuade filmmakers to cut the negative stereotypes of African Americans in movies.
In 1946, a horrific beating left a Black World War II vet blind. His determined fight for justice would earn the support of Orson Welles, Woody Guthrie – and even the president.
Principais colaboradores
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Professor of Journalism, Indiana University
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Associate Professor, Performance, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College
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Samuel J. and Augusta Spector Professor of History and African and African American Studies, Brandeis University
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Derek H. Alderman é um amigo do The Conversation.
Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
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Professor of Religious Studies, Michigan State University
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Professor of History and Provost Emeritus, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Professor of History, Morehouse College
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute of Democracy, Associate Research Professor, Political Science, Co-host of Democracy Works Podcast, Penn State
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Oliver H. Radkey Regents Professor of History, The University of Texas at Austin
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Associate Professor, Contemporary Histories Research Group, Deakin University
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Professor of Geography and Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
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Professor of Social Work, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
