Eleanor Robson & Mara Sandroff, OUPBlog [dropcap]February[/dropcap] marks the celebration of Black History Month in the United States and Canada, an annual celebration of achievements by Black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in US history. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The first variation of Black History Month was initiated by Dr. […]
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The Philosopher Who Believed That Art Was Key to Black Liberation | The New York Times
THE NEW NEGRO The Life of Alain Locke By Jeffrey C. Stewart 932 pp. Oxford University Press. $39.95. Alain LeRoy Locke’s drive to revolutionize black culture was fueled in no small part by his sense of self-importance. “When a man has something to be conceited over,” he wrote, “I call it self-respect.” Unlike many of […]
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