Banks, Janaiya

When minstrel shows were created in the 1830’s, they emerged under the claims of being entertainment that showcased black slave life. This entertainment was supposed to serve as a direct representation of black slaves and...

Eidelberg - Cardoza, Lilly

This research situates the origins of zine culture in early Black magazines from the 1800s
and 1900s that laid a foundation for contemporary zine culture, reinserting Black narratives into
the history of zine production....

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Glass, Quadrese

Thompson, Naji

Glosson, Reginald James

For Blacks specifically, voting has been a tool used as a way to maintain freedom, address questions of their humanity, and to survive in an anti-Black racist nation. Because the opportunity to vote can be more significant to...

Agiliga, Alexandra Uka Amaka

The purpose of this thesis is to explore how racial and sexual identities intersect in sadomasochism in relation to historical understandings of Black women's sexual identities and social positions. My specific research...

Perry, Grace Marie

Though the spread of global capitalism has been taking place for hundreds of years and is
therefore not a new phenomenon, the last few decades has seen an increase in the desperation
and intense poverty it has created for...