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#MeToo: Exiting the Darkness of the Abusers of Power

November 13, 2017December 5, 2017 Dr. Lenore Daniels 1 Comment

“At all times it has also been profitable to deny or suppress such knowledge…You already know   that. So do

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Racial Deterrence, Self-Preservation, and “Habitual Line Steppers”

August 25, 2016August 28, 2016 Dr. Matthew Whitaker 0 Comment

Many view people of African descent as inferior and treat us as such.  Our only dubious consolation has been that

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Hollywood’s Solaris: #OscarsSoWhite Today, and #OscarsSoWhite in the ‘Future”

July 28, 2016August 28, 2016 Dr. Lenore Daniels 0 Comment

‘The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.’ William Shakespeare, Julius Ceasar A generation or two

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#AltonSterling: Black People and Our Collective Hustle to Survive

July 8, 2016July 8, 2016 BornBlack Team 0 Comment

The police killed another black man on Tuesday. His name was Alton Sterling, and he lived in Baton Rouge, La.

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Tribute to Barbados-born Canadian Author Austin Clarke

June 28, 2016June 28, 2016 Yohana Otite 0 Comment

Barbados-born Canadian Author Austin Clarke passed away on June 26, 2016. Born in 1934, he grew up in Barbados and

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Haitian Canadians in Quebec: A Rich Political History

May 31, 2016May 31, 2016 BornBlack Team 0 Comment

Source: Haitian Canadians in Quebec: A Rich Political History

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Colorblindness, Zuckerberg & Diversity and Inclusion

May 26, 2016July 18, 2016 Dr. Matthew Whitaker 0 Comment

Our society is uncomfortable with difficult dialogues about race, stereotypes, and the salience of racial inequality and inequity. Beginning in

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Why Frantz Fanon Matters in the Struggle Against Racism
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Why Frantz Fanon Matters in the Struggle Against Racism

May 9, 2016 Dr. Lenore Daniels 1 Comment

I speak from my standpoint—from where I live and interact with the world. I live in a senior complex, a

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#NappyHairDOCare – Why “Lemonade” Pours Out An Expat Pop Culture Wake-Up Call

May 9, 2016 BornBlack Team 1 Comment

By: Rachel Jones I’ve definitely been away from the US too long, because as I follow the reaction to Beyonce’s

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Eight complaints lead city to reduce Afrofest to one day

March 18, 2016March 22, 2016 BornBlack Team 0 Comment

It appears the long-standing Afrofest was reduced from a two-day event to a single day because of eight complaints. According to

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