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Virginia Commonwealth University

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2017

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Black Lives Matter: Imagining And Realizing An Equitable Black Future, Ravi K. Perry Jan 2017

Black Lives Matter: Imagining And Realizing An Equitable Black Future, Ravi K. Perry

Ethnic Studies Review

The idea for this special Ethnic Studies Review edition, Black Lives Matter: Imagining and Realizing an Equitable Black Future, germinated prior to the election of the 45th president of the United States. However, what this series of articles and commentaries contribute to the movement for Black lives is even more critically important.


What The Black Lives Matter Movement Demands Of Ethnic Studies Scholars, Melina Abdullah Jan 2017

What The Black Lives Matter Movement Demands Of Ethnic Studies Scholars, Melina Abdullah

Ethnic Studies Review

“Come in. Sit down. Close your eyes. Be silent and listen.” Melody engulfed the room. Our bodies unwittingly swayed softly to rhythms that conjured Ancestral memories. The bald, brown-skinned, goateed, dashiki-wearing man in front of the room exuded both warmth and strength. As a fourteen year-old ninth grader, the constancy of my giggle was interrupted by the sanctity of the space. Squeaks of the crotchety wooden desks that formed a large circle joined the music that hummed from the old record player at the front of the room. Minutes felt like days. Sound transported us through time and space and …