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Journal of Black Studies (JBS), peer-reviewed and published bi-monthly, for the last half of a century has been the leading source for dynamic, innovative, and creative research on the Black experience. Poised to remain at the forefront of the recent explosive growth in quality scholarship in the field of Black studies, JBS offers important and intellectually provocative articles exploring key issues facing African Americans. View full journal description

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Book Review: Death’s Futurity: The Visual Life of Black Power

  • Yuan Huang
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Book Review: Cultivating New Futures for Girls in STEM: Black Women Teachers as Catalysts for Change

  • Brooke Porter MSEd
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Report of International Symposia and Summits on the Legacies of Slavery (Insights Into Resilience, Traumas, and Healing Since 1994)

  • Benjamin Bowser
  • Joy DeGruy
  • Janina Jeff
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The Use of Cyberbonding Play to Navigate Antiblack Racism at a Hispanic-Serving Institution

  • Bryan K. Hotchkins
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Fanon on the Arbitrariness of Using Violence: An Inevitable for Both Colonialism and Decolonization

  • Zenon Ndayisenga
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Black Lives Matter and the Civil Rights Movement: A Comparative Analysis of Two Social Movements in the United States

  • Dewey M. Clayton
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Missing the Mark: The Cost of Overlooking Black Students’ Cultural Capital

  • Christine L. Quince
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Toward a Decolonized Moral Education for Social Justice in Africa

  • Adaobiagu N. Obiagu
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Conceptualizing Gentrification-Induced Social and Cultural Displacement and Place Identity Among Longstanding Black Residents

  • Brittany Davis
  • Kirk A. Foster
  • Ronald O. Pitner
  • Nikki R. Wooten
  • Mary L. Ohmer
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Learning While Black: Racial and Educational Challenges of Black Students

  • Ruby Joseph
  • LaTosha Thomas
  • Angela Vatalaro
  • Rene Anderson
  • Fenda Akiwumi
  • Richard Briscoe
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“It’s Not a System of Care”: Black Youth’s Stories of Family Separation and Anti-Black Racism in Ontario’s Child Welfare System

  • Travonne Edwards
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Experiences of Black Women in Academia
Body Politics: Making Black Lives Matter

Amplifying Voices: Strategies for Early Career Black Scholars in Academia

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