Articles
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Emotion and Fantasy: Marcus Garvey and a Blueprint for Modern Protest Movements
Here’s a trivia question: what was the largest African American organization in history? Hint: It…
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The Black Panthers’ and Tom Hayden’s Lessons to the White Left in an Age of Trump
I often receive inquiries from white and non-black folks about how they can get involved…
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On Feeding My Husband with Cancer
I am both a historian of medicine and a practicing physician. This sometimes throws into…
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Sunday Morning Medicine
A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news A history of black…
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More Than Sponges: Children’s Letters to Presidents and “Go Back to Africa”
Standing Rock. #BlackLivesMatter. Periods for Pence. Women’s March on Washington. Political demonstrations have dominated the…
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Tales of Transnational White Privilege: Gender, Race, and Nationality on the Streets of Rio de Janeiro
It’s old news by now that on August 14, 2016, American swimmers Ryan Lochte, James…
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A Day at the Smithsonian: Black History Takes Its Place on the National Mall
[gblockquote source=”Ida B. Wells”]The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth…
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Sunday Morning Medicine
A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news Abortion in 18th-century Britain.…
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Dorothy Bruce Weske: Academia and Motherhood in the Mid-Twentieth Century
In 1934, in her mid-thirties and single, Dorothy Bruce defended her dissertation at Radcliffe College…
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Parental Guilt & STIs: A Historical Look
If you’ve been watching television lately, you’ve probably seen Merck’s recent ads for Gardasil, the…
