Black Discursive Offensive

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  • Battling for Control:

    Exploiting Black Bodies in the U.S. from 1900 to 1945 Since the arrival of Africans to the Americas in the fifteen hundreds, Black identity has been defined by the Black body. Western society created a relationship with Black people in which the Black body was a source of labor, curiosity, and sexual pleasure. In the early twentieth century, Black…

  • Excerpt: They Are Love

    A Short Story by Aleschia Hyde The windowless room is very small. There’s a bed, a nightstand and an old color television sitting atop of a black plastic crate in the corner. It’s unclear what kind of person, if any, would retire to such a suite. The only evidence of ownership is the sunflower-printed sheets…