All posts by Frank Leon Roberts
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7/7
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/man-shot-dead-minn-police-traffic-stop-article-1.2701935 http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/07/us/falcon-heights-shooting-minnesota/ http://www.bet.com/video/betawards/2016/acceptance-speeches/jesse-williams-receives-humanitarian-award.html
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#SLAY: BLM Summer 2016 Syllabus
#SLAY: Approaching The Black Lives Matter Movement New York University Summer Session II, July 5-August 11TH Professor Frank Roberts Tues & Thurs: 5:30-8:30PM Course Hashtag:...
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Class Readings for 7/7
Readings for 7/7 Cornel West, “Democracy Matters Are Frightening in Our Time”: democracymatters-chapter1-part1 democracymatters-chapter1-part2 Cornel West, “The Deep Democratic Tradition” deepdemocratictradition-part1 deepdemocratictradition-part2 deepdemocratictradition-part3 Cornel West,...
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Black Lives Matters, Co-Founder Alicia Garza
Black Lives Matters’ Alicia Garza: Beyonce, the Patriarchy, and (Why She Isn’t Voting For) Hillary Clinton Read About It Below: http://m.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2016/02/12/black-lives-matters-alicia-garza-beyonce-the-patriarchy-and-why-she-isnt-voting-for-hillary-clinton#CommentsMobile
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NYU #BLACKLIVESMATTER: ABOLISH THE BOX!
On Thursday November 19th, students in #BlackLivesMatter were joined with the organizers of The Incarceration to Education Coalition—a student led, grassroots organizing body that is...
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Malcolm Speaks: The Ballot or the Bullet
On April 12, 1964, one month after splitting with the NOI, Malcolm X gave his “Ballot or the Bullet” speech at King Solomon Baptist Church...
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The Ground on Which We Stand: (Re)membering the Combahee River Collective
The Combahee River Collective Statement Combahee River Collective We are a collective of Black feminists who have been meeting together since 1974. During that...
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5 Lessons from Black Panther That Can Save Our Lives–and Transform Black Politics
5 Lessons from Black Panther That Can Save Our Lives–and Transform Black Politics Radical Collectivity & Revolutionary Empathy In Wakanda, every action—and...
15 Black Feminist Organizers Who Are Giving Us Life
The phrase “black lives matter” only exists because of the creative labor and organizing genius of black women. Yet far too often the work of black women organizers goes...
“We Could Be Free”: (Fall 2017 Course Version)
“We Could Be Free”: Approaching the Black Lives Matter Movement New York University Fall 2017 Thursdays 6:20-9pm 527 1 Washington Place Professor Frank Leon Roberts Fall 2017 Office Hours:...
It Is Our Duty To Win.
Flashback Moment: In 2015, Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza dropped into NYU’s Black Lives Matter seminar (via skype) to discuss the past, present, and future of the movement....