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<\/p>\nFebruary is Black History Month! This month recognizes the history of Black people in the United States, including their achievements, struggles, and contributions.<\/p>\n
Follow the links below to check out some ebooks, videos, articles, and other digital resources. To access ebooks click the link next to \u201cGet It Now At:\u201d and sign in with your lab username and password. Some may have a link at the top of the page that says \u201cCheck for full text\u201d instead. Non-Clark Libraries resources do not require a Clark Labs account.<\/p>\n
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Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party by Joshua Bloom<\/p>\n
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SOS — Calling All Black People: A Black Arts Movement Reader by John H. Bracey Jr, Sonia Sanchez, & James Smethurst<\/p>\n
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Black Reconstruction in America: Toward a History of the Part Which Black Folk Played in the Attempt to Reconstruct Democracy in America, 1860-1880 by W. E. B. Du Bois<\/p>\n
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Bearing Witness While Black: African Americans, Smartphones, and the New Protest #Journalism By Allissa V. Richardson<\/p>\n
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We Are an African People: Independent Education, Black Power, and the Radical Imagination by Russell Rickford<\/p>\n
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Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition by Cedric J. Robinson<\/p>\n
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Violence Against Black Bodies: An Intersectional Analysis of How Black Lives Continue to Matter by Sandra Ellen Weissinger, Dwayne Mack, & Elwood Watson<\/p>\n
100+ LGBTQ Black Women You Should Know: The Epic Black History Month Megapost<\/a><\/p>\n “So, in honor of Black History Month, below you\u2019ll find over 100 lesbian, bisexual, gay, queer and transgender women you should know about. If she was still alive, the oldest person in this list would be 189 years old. The youngest person on this list is a mere 21 years of age. Like all our lists of this sort, this post aims to contain a wide variety of humans of all ages and backgrounds, from reality TV show stars (despite its numerous failings, Reality TV has been a major mainstream source of LGBTQ visibility dating back to the early \u201990s) to State Representatives to actresses to game-changing activists.”<\/p>\n “Black Disability History, Vol. I: Reclaiming the Black Disabled Experience” on Medium.com<\/p>\n “So, I thought I\u2019d share some of it here, recalling the names of those who\u2019d survived \u2014 and those who hadn\u2019t \u2014 alongside those who were still alive and making changes today. You\u2019ll hear about the latter soon. Some of these stories are triumphant, and happy. Others are very tragic and sad, discussing issues related to abuse and Ableism, touching on recurring-problems that we typically raise in the Disability community. That said, they\u2019re all necessary if people are to understand what Black Disabled and\/or Neurodiverse folks experience.”<\/p>\n Black History Month: How It Started and Why It’s in February | Time<\/a><\/p>\n “A number of mayors had already adopted the celebration as a municipal event by the time President Gerald Ford decreed Black History Month a national observance in 1976, on both the fiftieth anniversary of the first iteration and America\u2019s bicentennial year. ‘In celebrating Black History Month,’ Ford said in his message, ‘we can seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.'”<\/p>\n Black History Month Isn’t Racist, It’s a Form of Reparations<\/a><\/p>\n “To say that Black History Month is meant to celebrate racial difference posits that this country and its capitalistic bases are not fundamentally tied to racial, gender, and class differences. Those differences essentially constitute the American way of life. That black Americans have a month set aside to honor them \u2014 outside of a white lens that has often framed them as criminal, negligent, or unworthy of historical referent \u2014 isn\u2019t racist against anyone. It\u2019s a form of reparations.”<\/p>\n Getting Black Trans Women’s Needs Met: An Interview With Phoebe VanCleefe<\/a><\/p>\n “Phoebe fights so that black trans women struggling with homelessness to get their needs met. Phoebe knows the injustices that Black trans women face are issues of gendered violence, police brutality, immigration and customs enforcement and the prison industrial complex. Her work highlights how the lived experience of trans organizers is paramount to deconstructing systems that contribute to LGBTQ homelessness.”<\/p>\n How Black Lives Matter Is Changing What Students Learn During Black History Month<\/a><\/p>\n “That memory \u2014 and the lasting impact of a college class that looked at race head-on \u2014 is part of the reason why Hagopian, 41, and other educators inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement organized a national Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action, now in its third year. What started locally in Seattle in 2016, inspired by a federal investigation into the higher rate of suspensions of black students compared to their white peers, has grown into a nationwide organizing effort.”<\/p>\n The 1619 Project<\/a><\/p>\n African American History Month<\/a><\/p>\n 13TH | FULL FEATURE | Netflix (Youtube Video)<\/a><\/p>\n #SAYHERNAME: Towards a Gender Inclusive Movement for Black Lives<\/a><\/p>\nWebsites<\/h3>\n
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