Black History
On his centennial, an estimation of James Baldwin’s enduring power and influence
August 2, 2024From his early encounter with communists and other progressive political activists, Baldwin knew that his experience was not limited to African Americans but was intrinsic to capitalism and imperialism.
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‘I’m a Black Communist woman’: Charlene Mitchell on running for the White House
August 1, 2024“I refuse to believe that, in the majority, even in the South, my fellow Americans are so anti-Black.”
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Peoria honors civil rights leader Ernestine Jackson in Juneteenth celebrations
June 28, 2024There’s no single title that can cover the breadth of all that Jackson did throughout her life.
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Reverend James Lawson Jr. ¡Presente!
June 27, 2024Civil rights activist hailed by MLK as a leading theorist of nonviolence dies.
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Recovering the Black antifascist tradition in U.S. history
June 21, 2024“Recovering the Black antifascist tradition means recovering the best features of the left in U.S. history.”
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