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May 2023
Jacob Lawrence’s Life as a Painted Canvas
“I do not look upon the story of the Blacks in America as a separate experience to American culture but as a part of the American heritage and…
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Diamond-Michael Scott
The Black Panther Party’s Revolutionary Impact on Racial Justice in America
In “Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party” authors Waldo E. Martin and Joshua Bloom set the record straight about…
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Diamond-Michael Scott
BOOKing Time To Read Into The Life of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass is a black historical figure who I have long held in high esteem. Yet, despite my curiosity, I knew so little about his inner life…
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Diamond-Michael Scott
The Music of Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan
“Saying It Loud: 1966 — The Year Black Power Challenged The Civil Rights Movement” by Mark Whitaker is a book I’m currently reading with rapt attention…
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Diamond-Michael Scott
April 2023
Chicago’s Long-Standing Housing Plight
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Bold Move To Highlight It
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Diamond-Michael Scott
Bringing “Black” The “Great Books, Great Minds” Bookstore Tour
It’s April of 2020 and the Covid-19 pandemic is in full bloom. While nestled in front of my laptop at the dining room table, I had this flash of…
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Diamond-Michael Scott
A Stroll Through Chicago’s Great Black Migration
The Black historical legacy of Chicago remains a constant source of fascination for me. During a visit to The Hermitage in Denver’s Cherry Creek North…
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Diamond-Michael Scott
A Note to Our Black Books, Black Minds Community
I just published my first notes on Substack Notes, and would love for you to join me there! At Black Books, Black Minds, we foster community…
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Chandra Hardy
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Double-Consciousness and Its Impact On Black Self Esteem
In his groundbreaking book “The Souls of Black Folk,” sociologist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist W.E.B Du Bois’ coined the concept…
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Diamond-Michael Scott
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Acknowledging Her Significance to Science and Medicine
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Diamond-Michael Scott
March 2023
Black Power From The Pulpit
Abyssinian Baptist Church and the Spectacular Rise of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
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Diamond-Michael Scott
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