Race
“Redefining Realness”: Janet Mock’s compelling memoir about gender, race, identity
March 5, 2014I sat down last weekend, intending to read for 30 minutes or so, and ended up devouring Redefining Realness cover-to-cover in five hours.
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Today in labor history: Petition sent to Congress to end Fugitive Slave Act
January 2, 2014On January 2, 1800 the Philadelphia black community petitioned Congress to rescind the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793.
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Black superheroes forever changed comic books
December 17, 2013Adilifu Nama's Super Black: American Pop Culture and Black Superheroes does a great job of introducing many of today's comic book fans with the history of African Americans in comic books and pop culture generally.
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Ericka Huggins calls for continued conversations on race
November 15, 2013On Monday, Oct. 28th, educator and activist Ericka Huggins spoke to students in an open forum at Laney College in Oakland, California.
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Replaying Zelda from a progressive perspective
October 8, 2013This year marks the 15th anniversary of the release of "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time," frequently lauded as the greatest video game ever.
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