Half a century after the federal government voided Jim Crow laws, the criminal justice system still discriminates against African Americans.
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Anti-Blackness lingers in nursing and continues to limit access for Black folks, especially within nursing schools.
South Carolina’s black community has a long history of fighting for democratic rights.
Does the new film misrepresent Harriet Tubman’s legacy as claimed by many Twitter users?
Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who freed Haiti from French colonial rule in 1804, is revered as a spirit in the Haitian religion. Now he’s become an icon of the uprising against President Jovanel Moïse.
Mmusi Maimane’s resignation highlights one of the core problems of democratic South Africa - the assumption that the only way to do anything is the way white men did it in the past.
Despite the millions used in the transatlantic slave trade and Britain benefitting from their forced labour, a national memorial is proving difficult.
Billionaire Robert F. Smith made a big splash when he told Morehouse grads he would pay off their student debt. Yet his generosity adheres to a long African American tradition.
Half a century after the federal government voided Jim Crow laws, the criminal justice system still discriminates against African Americans.
A former social studies teacher lists three ways educators and others can better understand the difficult subject of slavery in the US, including a way to hear directly from freed slaves themselves.
A recent and powerful exhibit by New York artist Mickalene Thomas at the Art Gallery of Ontario has opened the door for some deep discussions about Black Canadian women and visual representation.
Barbershop Talks use the idea of the “barbershop around the corner” as a place to meet and discuss ideas and create a safe space for Black men and boys to talk openly about masculinity.
BlacKkKlansman is more than a good story: it expertly weaves together comedy with serious drama to bring the story of past racism to illuminate our present day issues.
An African-American burial ground uncovered at a construction site in Texas has ignited debate on how to protect black history as suburban sprawl overtakes rural areas once farmed by enslaved workers.
Hip hop is a vibrant cultural art form that Canadian public institutions need to embrace. Our aging institutions can get a new life by integrating hip hop with and into traditional art displays.
When black American troops stationed in an English town faced off against white US Army military police.
Teeming with references to African culture and experience, the couple’s latest work places ‘blackness'at the heart of the Western canon.
The lead villain of Black Panther is a complex character who represents years of conflicting debates among African American leaders about how to achieve Black liberation.
The current global dominance of Canadian music on today’s Billboard charts obscures the difficulties many early rap artists faced in garnering local support for this country’s hip hop music.
The hype around the costumes in the film Black Panther shows a need to recognize the legacy of Black style in mainstream fashion.
Principales colaboradores
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Associate Professor, Performance, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Assistant Professor, RTA School of Media, Faculty of Communication and Design Forum, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor of History, Lawrence University
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Reader in Postcolonial Literature, Leeds Beckett University
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Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia
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Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Miami University
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Assistant Professor of Justice Studies and Sociology, Norwich University
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Derek H. Alderman es Amigo de The Conversation.
Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
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Professor of History, Sam Houston State University
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Professor of Social Work, Michigan State University
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Associate Dean of Students, Vanderbilt University
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Sharon D. Wright Austin es Amigo de The Conversation.
Professor of Political Science, University of Florida
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Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Penn State
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Associate Professor of Fashion, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor of Geography and Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
