Posts in Race & Ethnicity
“To be the first woman, and the first Negro, to serve in the Mayor’s Cabinet..."
“To be the first woman, and the first Negro, to serve in the Mayor’s Cabinet..."
By Jennifer Scanlon
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Until There is Justice: Anna Arnold Hedgeman Returns to NYC
Until There is Justice: Anna Arnold Hedgeman Returns to NYC
By Jennifer Scanlon
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Book Review: Chris McNickle, The Power of the Mayor: David Dinkins, 1990-1993
Book Review: Chris McNickle, The Power of the Mayor: David Dinkins, 1990-1993
Review by Jerald Podair
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Timothy Thomas Fortune: An American Agitator Looks for a Cold Beer in Manhattan
Timothy Thomas Fortune: An American Agitator Looks for a Cold Beer in Manhattan
By Jerry Mikorenda
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Fighting World War One on the Streets of New York
Fighting World War One on the Streets of New York
By Ross J. Wilson
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“All of That is What Feminism is to Me”: Building a Multiracial, Working-Class Women’s Organization in 1970s Brooklyn
“All of That is What Feminism is to Me”: Building a Multiracial, Working-Class Women’s Organization in 1970s Brooklyn
By Tamar W. Carroll
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A Bold Man of Color: Thomas L. Jennings and the Proceeds of a Patent
A Bold Man of Color: Thomas L. Jennings and the Proceeds of a Patent
By Jerry Mikorenda
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The Battle for the Irish Consulate
The Battle for the Irish Consulate
By Catherine M. Burns
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Eric Walrond: A Life in the Harlem Renaissance and the Transatlantic Caribbean
Eric Walrond: A Life in the Harlem Renaissance and the Transatlantic Caribbean
By James Davis
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The Slow Burn
The Slow Burn
By Ginger Adams Otis
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