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Shamara Wyllie Alhassan
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webteam2023-04-18 20:23:212024-09-26 14:16:20Black Women and da ’Rona Community, Consciousness, and Ethics of CareWalter Allen
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webteam2005-05-01 08:06:572024-09-26 14:18:13High Education in a Global Society
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webteam2002-07-02 08:15:042024-09-26 14:19:41African American EducationBryonn Bain
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webteam2022-04-22 22:33:252024-09-24 22:37:14Rebel Speak
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webteam2013-06-30 08:17:592024-09-25 08:20:48The Ugly Side of BeautifulAdam Bradley
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webteam2017-03-28 21:11:592024-09-25 21:14:51The Poetry of Pop
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webteam2011-09-13 08:24:312024-09-25 08:28:38The Anthology of RapScot Brown
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webteam2016-02-11 21:22:492024-09-25 21:27:12Discourse of African Studies
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webteam2005-03-01 21:15:262024-09-25 21:20:10Fighting for UsTananarive Due
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webteam2023-10-31 21:26:322024-09-24 22:10:12The Reformatory: A Novel
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webteam2003-12-30 21:28:012024-09-26 14:22:04Freedom in the FamilyLorrie Frasure
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webteam2015-12-11 21:31:492024-09-25 21:35:41Racial and Ethnic Politics in American SuburbsYogita Goyal
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webteam2023-12-21 21:43:142024-09-25 21:48:20The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary African American Literature
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webteam2019-10-29 21:35:472024-09-25 21:39:54Runaway GenresKelly Lytle Hernández
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webteam2022-05-10 21:54:022024-09-25 21:58:28Bad Mexicans
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webteam2017-04-10 21:48:442024-09-25 21:53:31City of InmatesTyrone C. Howard
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webteam2020-01-03 22:47:152024-09-25 22:53:08Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools
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webteam2016-05-27 22:39:072024-09-25 22:45:48Expanding College Access for Urban YouthDarnell Hunt
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webteam2010-04-29 22:58:402024-09-26 14:24:10Black Los Angeles
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webteam2004-12-23 22:53:432024-09-25 22:56:37Channeling BlacknessMarcus Anthony Hunter
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webteam2024-02-06 22:13:232024-09-25 00:44:19Radical Reparations: Healing the Soul of A Nation
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webteam2018-01-16 00:29:242024-09-26 14:24:47Chocolate Cities The Black Map of American LifeRalina L. Joseph
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afamstaff2025-08-27 13:17:352025-08-27 13:33:14Racial Exhaustion: How to Move Through Racism in the Wake of DEI
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afamstaff2018-10-09 13:34:512025-08-27 13:41:58Postracial Resistance: Black Women, Media, and the Uses of Strategic Ambiguity
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afamstaff2002-11-16 13:42:142025-08-27 13:48:35Transcending Blackness: From the New Millennium Mulatta to the Exceptional MultiracialTerence Keel
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afamstaff2026-02-18 15:38:132026-02-18 15:39:18The Coroner’s Silence: Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Police Violence
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webteam2018-01-09 13:33:182024-09-26 13:40:19Divine VariationsCheryl L. Keyes
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webteam2004-01-01 13:41:542024-09-26 13:45:07Rap Music and Street ConsciousnessKyle Mays
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webteam2022-11-15 22:46:062024-09-24 22:52:09An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States
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webteam2022-05-24 13:46:172024-09-26 13:51:52City of DispossessionsUri McMillan
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webteam2015-11-04 13:54:182024-09-26 13:57:50Embodied AvatarsAlesia Montgomery
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webteam2020-08-25 13:58:252024-09-26 14:06:00Greening the Black Urban RegimeSafiya Umoja Noble
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webteam2018-02-20 00:45:222024-09-25 00:50:01Algorithms of OppressionSobukwe Odinga
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webteam2023-04-21 06:40:582024-09-24 22:41:36What Sorrows Labour in My Parent’s Breast?
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webteam2015-09-01 14:08:372024-09-26 14:12:23The Contested Murder of Latasha HarlinsCaroline Streeter
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webteam2012-12-14 05:46:382024-09-24 22:42:03Tragic No More: Mixed Race Women and the Nexus of Sex and CelebrityPatricia Turner
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webteam2022-09-06 05:04:472024-09-24 22:42:37Trash Talk: Anti-Obama Lore and Race in the Twenty-First Century
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webteam2009-01-03 05:19:402024-09-24 22:42:51Crafted Lives: Stories and Studies of African American QuiltersJonli Tunstall
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Professor Kelly Lytle Hernández Awarded 2019 MacArthur Fellowship
/News by tparkProfessor Kelly Lytle Hernández has been selected as one of the 26 MacArthur Fellows for 2019, unofficially known as the MacArthur Genius Award. Each Fellow has been awarded a stipend of $625,000 for exceptional creativity, the promise for important future advances based on a track record of significant accomplishments, and the potential for the Fellowship to facilitate subsequent creative work.
Read more about Kelly’s innovative work here: https://www.macfound.org/fellows/1039/
Learn more about the MacArthur Fellows Program here: https://www.macfound.org/programs/fellows/strategy/
Don’t Call African-American Theatre Black Theatre: It’s Like Calling a Dog a Cat by Dominic Taylor
/News by tparkThe Mass Review is examining the state of American Theatre. As the nation changes, so must its art forms. We are excited to share an essay by the gifted and radical playwright, Dominic Taylor. He addresses the differences between Black Theatre and African-American Theatre. He starts our discussion about what theatre can do, or what it ought to do.
To read “Don’t Call African-American Theatre Black Theatre: It’s Like Calling a Dog a Cat” by Dominic Taylor, click HERE.
Opportunity: Cooper-Du Bois Mentoring Program at Pennsylvania State University
/1 Comment/News by tparkThe Cooper-Du Bois Mentoring Program is looking for students interested in a Dual-Title PhD in African American and Diaspora Studies, especially with a focus on African American literary studies and/or rhetoric and Black digital and public research.
DATES: October 25 – 28, 2019
LOCATION: Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
THE PROGRAM: Underrepresented students interested in pursuing doctoral studies in African American literature, language and culture, as well as Black digital and public research meet with Penn State faculty, staff and current and former graduate students to learn about the graduate admissions process; the field of African American literary, cultural and rhetorical studies; opportunities for Black digital and public research; and the academic profession and public scholarship more broadly. As part of this three-day program, students attend workshops on a variety of topics related to graduate studies and the admissions process, learn about digital and archival resources, and meet with faculty, area and program heads, and current and former graduate students.
SESSION TOPICS INCLUDE:
• Graduate Studies in African American Literature and Language
• Opportunities for Digital and Public Research and Scholarship
• The Graduate Application: Navigating the Process and Preparing Materials
• Penn State’s Dual-Title PhD in African American and Diaspora Studies
• Tips on Preparing the Statement of Purpose
• Participating in project-based and/or digital research as a graduate student
STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE:
• Reimbursement for travel to and from State College, 3 nights lodging, meals, and all programming and instructional materials.
• Waived fee or reimbursement for Penn State Graduate School application (if applying).
• $150 stipend to cover travel related incidentals.
Applications and letter of recommendation must be uploaded to our online application site by 11:59pm Sept 17, 2019.
Click Here for More Information