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Black Freedom in an Age of White Oligarchy

Justin Leroy’s The Lowest Freedom points toward the limits of liberty under racial capitalism. Among race scholars, it remains an open question if, or when, slavery ever ended. Some say the practice ...
Everyone committed to democracy, intellectual freedom, and the rule of law should be alarmed at what is happening—and prepared to act. Everyone I know in the US academy—students, staff, faculty, ...
Juneteenth isn't just about celebrating freedom — it's a reminder of the moral consequences of power-hoarding systems and what communities can do for themselves. On June 19, 1865, more than two years ...
A spokeswoman for the government-funded Wisconsin nonprofit Freedom Inc. declared Wednesday that all black people in jail are “political prisoners” after arrests at a protest it helped lead. “How we ...
From permitting Black codes to creating a pathway for Klan terrorism, these five presidents created unjust and dangerous situations for Black Americans, Dr. Robert C. Smith, an African American ...