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@LeftOfBlack, now in its 15th season, is an award-winning video podcast hosted by @DukeAAAS Prof. Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan) and produced by @fhi_duke
Franklin Humanities Institute
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    Gucci Mane Refuses to Perform At Howard U, Protests With Students Over Grotesque Living Conditions -
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    Gucci Mane Refuses to Perform At Howard U, Protests With Students Over Grotesque Living Conditions
    The protest at Howard University is making waves as rapper Gucci Mane stands in solidarity with the student demonstrators.
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    Nov 5, 2022
    A Pasadena school is the nation’s first named after Octavia Butler — and it’s her alma mater 19thnews.org/2022/11/pasade… via @19thnews
    Octavia Butler’s middle school has been renamed in her honor
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    Jan 3, 2019
    "By the end of the series...it’s impossible to come to terms with the fact that this is not an overly dramatized saga you’d normally find on Lifetime, but the very real story of a person the subjects say is a “predator.” chicago.suntimes.com/?post_type=cst…
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    Sep 4, 2023
    In The Aunties, Farmers Donna Dear and Paulette Greene Continue Harriet Tubman’s Legacy The forthcoming short film profiles the beloved couple, and shows how deep love can be a powerful tool to fight the climate crisis.
    Meet the Black, Gay Partners Preserving Harriet Tubman’s Ancestral Land
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    The Disappearance of Miss Scott | Official Preview | Hazel Scott | @PBSAmerMasters
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    Sep 17, 2023
    The two forgotten Black boys who died the day of the Birmingham church bombing Johnny Robinson and Virgil Ware were killed in the aftermath of the Birmingham church bombing in 1963.
    The two forgotten Black boys who died the day of the Birmingham church bombing
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    Oct 10, 2021
    'Modes of reformist and reactionary “justice” fail to remedy the uninterrupted deaths caused by policing and prisons and frequently leave us disheartened, disjointed, and disillusioned.' -- @Kaepernick7 via @KaepernickPub @lithub
    Colin Kaepernick on the Link Between Abolition and Black Liberation
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    Dec 10, 2022
    “Racial etiquette refers to the unspoken expectation that Black people endure racism politely. Under these circumstances, discussing racism is often viewed as a violation of the social contract. ” — @queenie4rmnola readcultured.com/why-people-sti…
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    Dec 19, 2022
    “The Confederate Flag is to Black Americans what the swastika is to Jewish people — both are symbols of hate, and intimidation, and serve as an unspoken threat.” — @queenie4rmnola
    Why You Will Get Banned For Posting a Swastika But Not a Confederate Flag
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    Dec 4, 2022
    Black leaders on Buffalo’s East Side are building markets to address food insecurity nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/bl… via @nbcnews
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    Black leaders on Buffalo’s East Side are building markets to address food insecurity
    Access to grocery stores with fresh produce remains scarce more than six months after the mass shooting at Tops. 
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    Jul 3, 2022
    D.C. Becoming ‘Chocolate City’ Again After Pandemic ‘White Flight’ Reverses Gentrification Trend
    D.C. Becoming ‘Chocolate City’ Again After Pandemic ‘White Flight’ Reverses Gentrification Trend
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    Nov 16, 2022
    1 in 10 Black children will be removed from their homes before they are 18 y.o. Does the child welfare system need to be abolished? How much disproportionate harm does this system do to Black fams? @DorothyERoberts joins @NewBlackMan to discuss. Watch! youtu.be/jmKqQTK3Zkw
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    Apr 27, 2021
    Queen Cicely by Lisa B. Thompson newblackmaninexile.net/2021/01/queen-…