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By Hakima Abbas on January 19, 2015
The following remarks were read at the Black Life Matters conference in Tucson, Arizona, on January 15, 2015. Good morning, everyone. I’m sorry I couldn’t...
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From Feminist Critique to Social Transformation: Lessons from Social Forum
By Guest Contributor on April 8, 2014
By Rose M. Brewer A little over seven years ago, January 20-25, 2007, I was in Nairobi, Kenya at the World Social Forum. For those...
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Protecting What’s White: A New Look at Stand Your Ground Laws
By Guest Contributor on January 30, 2014
By Sabrina Strings I ran into a normally nocturnal neighbor early one morning. She was buzzing about with an uncharacteristic alacrity. “Morning,” I muttered. “Good...
An Open Letter to Amanda Marcotte
By Guest Contributor on March 4, 2013
By Tara L. Conley Dear Amanda. Resting uneasily in this contentious, but necessary space, I write this letter to you. Gloria Anzaldúa calls it a...
Black Survival in the Uchromatic Dark
By Guest Contributor on December 18, 2012
By Tavia Nyong’o With all the rock dinosaurs that thundered the Madison Square Garden dome during Wednesday’s 12-12-12 benefit concert, a viewer might have missed...
With Audre as My Guide: Teaching and Surviving in Post Katrina New Orleans
By Guest Contributor on October 30, 2012
By Sandra E. Weissinger I started my career as a sociologist in New Orleans five years after Hurricane Katrina. The school I worked at still...

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