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Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Khalil Gibran Muhammad & E. Patrick Johnson on the Fight over Black History
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Khalil Gibran Muhammad & E. Patrick Johnson on the Fight over Black History
We host a roundtable with three leading Black scholars about the College Board’s decision to revise its curriculum for an Advanced Placement course in African American studies after criticism from Republicans like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The revised curriculum removes Black Lives Matter, slavery reparations and queer theory as required topics, while it adds a section on Black conservatism. The College Board, the nonprofit organization that administers Advanced Placement courses across the country, denies that it buckled to political pressure. “Florida is a laboratory of fascism at this point,” says Khalil Gibran Muhammad, professor of history, race and public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. We also speak with two scholars whose writings are among those purged from the revised curriculum: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, professor of African American studies at Northwestern University, and E. Patrick Johnson, dean of Northwestern’s School of Communication and a pioneer in the formation of Black sexuality studies as a field of scholarship.
·democracynow.org·
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Khalil Gibran Muhammad & E. Patrick Johnson on the Fight over Black History
Law School Named for Black Attorney in Groundbreaking Move for Legal History
Law School Named for Black Attorney in Groundbreaking Move for Legal History
The Florida St. Thomas University College of Law has recently rebranded to the Benjamin L. Crump College of Law at St. Thomas University in recognition of the prominent Black civil rights lawyer. Crump is a Florida State University College of Law graduate and has offices in California, Florida, and Washington, D.C. He is widely recognized […]
·jdjournal.com·
Law School Named for Black Attorney in Groundbreaking Move for Legal History
Two Justices Issue Challenge on Race
Two Justices Issue Challenge on Race
By tradition, U.S. Supreme Court justices do not speak to each other about cases they will decide until after oral arguments. But during oral arguments, they often speak to each other through the lawyers appearing before them. Two justices sent very clear messages to some of their colleagues through lawyers arguing Tuesday in a major voting rights case.
·constitutioncenter.org·
Two Justices Issue Challenge on Race
Latinx Heritage Month
Latinx Heritage Month
By Jennifer Mendez What is Latinx (or Hispanic) Heritage Month? Each year, Americans observe National Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, c…
·notesbetweenus.com·
Latinx Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month 2022: PALABRA Archive Releases 50 New Streaming Recordings | 4 Corners of the World
National Hispanic Heritage Month 2022: PALABRA Archive Releases 50 New Streaming Recordings | 4 Corners of the World
(This is a guest post by Catalina Gómez, Curator of the PALABRA Archive in the Latin American, Caribbean and European division) Following its annual National Hispanic Heritage Month tradition, the Hispanic Reading Room in the Latin American, Caribbean and European division (LAC&E) announces the digital release of 50 new streaming audio recordings in the PALABRA …
·blogs.loc.gov·
National Hispanic Heritage Month 2022: PALABRA Archive Releases 50 New Streaming Recordings | 4 Corners of the World
Universities Studying Slavery
Universities Studying Slavery
Universities Studying Slavery (USS) is a consortium of over ninety institutions of higher learning in the United States, Canada, Colombia, Scotland, Ireland, and England. These schools are focused …
·slavery.virginia.edu·
Universities Studying Slavery
Duke Libraries Partners with the Civil Rights Movement Archive to Sustain Activist Centered History - The Devil's Tale
Duke Libraries Partners with the Civil Rights Movement Archive to Sustain Activist Centered History - The Devil's Tale
Post contributed by John B. Gartrell, Director, John Hope Franklin Research Center Duke University Libraries is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Civil Rights Movement Archive (CRMA) that designates the Duke Libraries as the stewards who will preserve and sustain the CRMA when the current managers are no longer … Continue reading Duke Libraries Partners with the Civil Rights Movement Archive to Sustain Activist Centered History →
·blogs.library.duke.edu·
Duke Libraries Partners with the Civil Rights Movement Archive to Sustain Activist Centered History - The Devil's Tale
The House and Civil Rights | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives
The House and Civil Rights | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives
Spurred by a growing grassroots movement during the mid-20th century, Congress passed landmark legislation to protect Americans’ civil rights, to end discrimination, and to ensure access to the ballot. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 focused on access to public accommodations and equal employment. Despite its far-reaching provisions, the bill did not fully address barriers to voting in America, leading to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The narratives in this exhibit tell the stories of these important pieces of legislation.
·history.house.gov·
The House and Civil Rights | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives
Kicking off the Digital Equity Project | DPLA
Kicking off the Digital Equity Project | DPLA
On Tuesday, we gathered with more than 70 of our colleagues for an information session on our recently announced Digital Equity Project. Our goal was to give some context and background on the project, share information on our big-picture plans and the opportunities this new funding presents, and answer questions from our community.  In 2019, …
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Kicking off the Digital Equity Project | DPLA