Here I return to Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor's From #BLACKLIVESMATTER to Black Liberation in order to lay some historical ground work for understanding the present quest for Black freedom. Here we think through Obama's cautious and ambiguous approach to race and Blackness  and the emergence of BLM at the height of the post-racial mirage.

Here I return to Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor's From #BLACKLIVESMATTER to Black Liberation in order to lay some historical ground work for understanding the present quest for Black freedom. Here we think through Obama's cautious and ambiguous approach to race and Blackness and the emergence of BLM at the height of the post-racial mirage.

Here I return to Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor's From #BLACKLIVESMATTER to Black Liberation in order to lay some historical ground work for understanding the present quest for Black freedom. Here we think through Obama's cautious and ambiguous approach to race and Blackness&nbsp; and the emergence of BLM at the height of the post-racial mirage.

From Bush to Obama: The Emergence of BLM and the Quest for Black Freedom

This experimental course is designed to speak to the state, texture, and parameters of contemporary racism. Given the mobilizations all over the country (and the world) in response to the death of George Floyd in particular and the maiming, killing, and incarceration of Black people in general, there is a yearning for resources, knowledge, accountability, and community. This raging dirge being sung by Black Americans all over the country calls for us to listen and respond.

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From Bush to Obama: The Emergence of BLM and the Quest for Black Freedom

From Bush to Obama: The Emergence of BLM and the Quest for Black Freedom