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.
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The hype around the costumes in the film Black Panther shows a need to recognize the legacy of Black style in mainstream fashion.
The US has yet to fully undergo a process of truth and reconciliation.
The longing for lighter skin remains a taboo topic in African-American communities.
Before the civil rights era, a group of powerful and resourceful black women laid the groundwork for a generation of black activists.
For the African-American community, Kwanzaa is not just any “Black holiday. ” It is a recognition that knowledge of Black history is worthwhile.
Black British history is too often overlooked, and its connections to the US even more so.
Fifty years of the Caribbean Carnival in Toronto has had a significant impact on Canada’s cultural institutions. It’s also helped educate Canadians about Black history.
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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 is a Friend of 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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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
