All posts by Frank Leon Roberts
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10/13 #SayHerName: Black Women, Intersectionality, and the Poetics of Black Feminist Organizing
In her poem “A Litany of Survival,” black lesbian warrior poet Audre Lorde begins by inviting readers to meet her “at the shoreline, standing upon...
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How To Use/Cite This Syllabus (Permissions Agreement)
Permissions Agreement Black Lives Matter Syllabus is the intellectual property of instructor Frank Leon Roberts. This means that material compiled in this syllabus should not...
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Resources for Approaching “Nobody: Causalities of America’s War on the Vulnerable from Ferguson to Flint–and Beyond.”
Department of Justice Investigation on Ferguson Police Department
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Black Lives Matter is a Love Movement.
What is the meaning of Black Lives Matter? Alicia Garza breaks it down: See video: “Our movement is grounded in love. Less than 1% of...
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Notes from Our Session with Marc Lamont Hill (Inside)
In last Thursday’s class, we discussed this reading material and was joined by Dr. Marc Lamont Hill. To follow along with the student notes for...
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[9/22 Class] Shut It Down: Black Lives Matter and the Ethics of Disruptive Protest (Or, What We Can Learn from Mizzou and Colin Kaepernick)
9/22 Shut It Down: Black Lives Matter and the Ethics of Disruptive Protest (Or, What We Can Learn from Mizzou and Colin Kaepernick) This week’s session...
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We Gon’ Be Alright: The Black Lives Matter Movement
We Gon’ Be Alright: The Black Lives Matter Movement New York University Frank Leon Roberts Office Hours: By Appointment Thursdays 6:20-9pm Room 401, 1 Washington...
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Frank Leon Roberts: “5 Ways of Looking at The Black Lives Matter Movement”
BLM Professor Frank Leon Roberts discusses “5 Ways of Understanding the Black Lives Matter Movement,” at the “Broadway4BlackLivesMatter” event at Columbia University Law School. Introduced...
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BLM Guest Lecturer: Darnell Moore (Class Video)
Activist Darnell Moore of the New York City Chapter of Black Lives Matter engaged in a discussion about the poetics and politics of the contemporary...
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Video Clip: Dr. Cornel West Joins NYU’s Black Lives Matter Syllabus
On September 10, 2015—-one year and 31 days after the killing of Michael Brown–Dr. Cornel West visited students in “Black Lives Matter” for a rousing...
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Spring 2022 Black Women Artists
Spring 2022 Meeting Schedule Week 1 Say Our Name Jan 25 Introductions Jan 27 Community Agreements & Read bell hooks, “Theory as Liberatory Practice.”‘...
Spring 2022 Syllabus: The New School
Spring 2021 Semester Edition, Syllabus Black Lives Matter Movement
20+ Allyship Actions for Asians to Show Up for the Black Community Right Now
20+ Allyship Actions for Asians to Show Up for the Black Community Right Now By Michelle Kim. Source: Link. In light of #AhmaudArbery and ongoing police violence, how can the...