(Profitable) imaginaries of Black Power: The popular and political geographies of Black Panther
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DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2018.12.010
Abstract: Abstract Taking in over $1 billion in ticket sales in its first month, the Marvel Studios film Black Panther (2018) represents a watershed in popular-geopolitical representation of Africa, particularly though its inversion of centuries of… read more here.
Keywords: black power; political geographies; power popular; imaginaries black ... See more keywords
Black Power Children's Literature: Julius Lester and Black Power
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DOI: 10.1017/s0021875819000136
Abstract: This article examines a small selection of children's books by Julius Lester, a black power activist, considering them in the context of the black power movement. Lester is frequently cited for his activism and polemical… read more here.
Keywords: black power; julius lester; lester black; power ... See more keywords
Racism is a public health crisis! Black Power in the COVID-19 pandemic
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DOI: 10.1080/09502386.2021.1898017
Abstract: ABSTRACT The article argues the covid-19 pandemic – including its laws and representations – has produced a context in which normalized crisis has become both abnormal and unacceptable. By examining a series of circulated images,… read more here.
Keywords: racism public; public health; black power; covid pandemic ... See more keywords
“RUN, JUMP, OR SHUFFLE ARE ALL THE SAME WHEN YOU DO IT FOR THE MAN!”: The OPHR, Black Power, and the Boycott of the 1968 NYAC Meet
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DOI: 10.1080/10999949.2018.1543998
Abstract: The article examines black activists' use of sports and protest in the 1960s to elaborate on the meaning of black advancement in the period, especially Black Power. Mainstream opponents labeled scholar-activist Harry Edwards a "black… read more here.
Keywords: boycott; power; ophr black; run jump ... See more keywords
From Black Power to Broken Windows: Liberal Philanthropy and the Carceral State
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DOI: 10.1177/0096144220956617
Abstract: During the 1960s, the Ford Foundation was one of the largest philanthropic organizations in the United States. This article examines the shifting strategies which Ford deployed in an attempt to tac... read more here.
Keywords: philanthropy carceral; liberal philanthropy; windows liberal; power broken ... See more keywords
Student activism in a time of crisis in South Africa: The quest for ‘black power’
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DOI: 10.15700/saje.v38n4a1704
Abstract: Higher Education in South Africa has been in crisis over recent years. University systems in many parts of South Africa have witnessed student protest, as well as ongoing violence, resulting in many campuses turning into… read more here.
Keywords: student; south africa; student activism; education ... See more keywords