Black Diaspora, Religion Faith and Spirituality, Research and Scholarship, Respectability, The Bible
I recently attended Ira Dworkin’s talk about his book, “Congo Love Song: African American Culture and the Crisis of the Colonial State.” In the Q&A, I asked: How did Sheppard and Brown see their identity in relation to Africa and their responsibility to the...
Best Of, Black Diaspora, Feminism, Gender, History, Pleasure, Rape culture, Research and Scholarship, Respectability, Sex, Travel, Trigger warning, Yes Means Yes
Originally published August 2, 2014 I spent a portion of my last day at 33 dancing and thinking about the messages in the dance. On July 30, our study abroad group had a wonderful lecture on traditional dances of Trinidad and Tobago. Because there are so many people...
Best Of, Black Diaspora, Education, Race, Religion Faith and Spirituality, Research and Scholarship, Travel
Originally published July 21, 2014 Despite the photos I’m posting on Facebook and Twitter, this trip isn’t all, or even 10%, about the beach. It’s not a vacation; it’s a short-term academic STUDY abroad program. At the end of these three weeks,...
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