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Tag: Slavery

Juneteenth and New Black Literature; Q&A with Author Carl Waters

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Marc

As many of the readers of this site are aware, today is Juneteenth. Many of you are aware of the historical significance, so I wont rehash that. Today, I want […]

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Books / Literary One comment

Reparations Movement Goes International

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Marc

Over a year ago, on this site I asked the question what happened to the Reparations Movement. I raised it, because now in the Age of Obama, it seems to […]

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Economics / International / Policy / Political 3 comments

A Conservative View on Affirmative Action

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Brandon Melendez

Editor’s Note: This piece is a contribution by writer Marge Thompson. The purpose of it is to get a conversation going about Affirmative Action and what it means in this […]

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Editorial 4 comments

Django Unchained: Historical Inaccuracies and Racial Tropes Abound

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Marc

by Prof. Karen Johnson Django Unchained, the latest film by Quentin Tarantino (QT), tells the story about a rescued enslaved person named Django (Jaime Foxx) who teams up with his […]

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Film / Historical / Review 22 comments

What Happened to The Reparations Movement?

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Marc

What happened to the Reparations Movement? Tomorrow is the 10th year anniversary of the Millions for Reparations March. On August 17th, 2002, many gathered to call attention to the issue. […]

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Appearances 5 comments

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