Confronting the Whiteness in Black Girls’ Criminalization
Our schools criminalize Black children. We don’t just need lessons acknowledging racism. We need to create an antiracist education system.
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An Exhibit on 1950s Life Reproduces Segregation
The BOOM exhibit successfully erases the Black experience in Montgomery County during the 1950s.
Pragmatism v. Purity?: The Left and Elections
While Democrats are, at best, a corporate-dominated center-left party with a history of attacking its left flank, they represent the only viable alternative to the far right Republican agenda. Supporting Democrats, given the alternative, is important. After all, Democrats are the only other political party with real power in a system designed to accommodate the existence of only two parties.
The Case of Early British Liberalism against Corruption
For the early liberals – and to a large extent for subsequent generations – the fixation with corruption was due to its perceived undermining of the fundamental tenets of liberal economic thought.
Call for Contributors for July 2018 Issue, “Protest Summer”
The Activist History Review invites proposals for our July 2018 issue, “Protest Summer.”
Public Accountability and Sustainable Development: A Study of Whistle-blower Policy in Nigeria
Peace in Nigeria will only succeed if it is more profitable than corruption.
Corruption as a Byproduct of Politics: A Study of Governance Crisis and Threat to Political Stability in Nigeria
On the international scene, Nigeria is now regarded as a country in which integrity and transparency are alien and where no transactions occur without “scratching the back” of the personnel in charge. From the federal to the local level of government, there has been phenomenal increase in the incident of corruption and bad governance which has consistently threatened political stability in the country.
Not My Right: Black Gun Ownership and Equality
Many Americans view self-defense as a natural right. However, African Americans have a long history of being denied the right to armed protection in a society that has sought to undergird white supremacy.
“Give Cheerfully, Give Abundantly”: White American Prosperity Evangelism, Financial Obedience, and Religious Corruption in the Trump Era
As we continue in the struggle for economic justice, it is important to examine how white Christian evangelism shapes our efforts to alleviate poverty. Casting poverty as a form of moral failing encourages people to disengage from the social, cultural, and structural causes of poverty and ignores the role that white Americans play in the global proliferation of poverty conditions worldwide.
Is White Supremacy a System of Corruption?
Before they even learn the details, adherents already know the outcome of real world events. The white guy will be the good guy, no matter what.
Call for Contributors for June 2018 Issue, “Meet the Supremes: Law and the Courts”
The Activist History Review invites proposals for our June 2018 issue, “Meet the Supremes: Law and the Courts.”
The Activist History Review 