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UNSETTLING AMERICAN HISTORY

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    What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?

    Today, on the United States of America’s 243rd Independence Day, we think it befitting to take some time to read in its entirety and reflect upon Frederick… Read more “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”

    July 5, 2019July 6, 2019 by Race Land Empire

    “We Want Action, Not Tears!”

    Persistent throughout the history of the United States has been the relationship between the destruction of Black bodies and the projection of White feelings. For centuries, one… Read more ““We Want Action, Not Tears!””

    June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 by Race Land Empire

    Settler Colonial Slap Shot: The Hidden History of Black and Indigenous Hockey

    In 1895 the Coloured Hockey League began operating in the Canadian Maritime Provinces. It was the only Black hockey league in North America. Other Canadian professional and… Read more “Settler Colonial Slap Shot: The Hidden History of Black and Indigenous Hockey”

    June 13, 2019June 14, 2019 by Race Land Empire

    Frybread Flourishing: Commodity Comedy and the Decolonization of Dough

    In the 2012 mockumentary More Than Frybread, Dr. Robert “O” Hamblen sits at a picnic table in the desert.[efn_note]More Than Frybread, dir. Travis Holt Hamilton (Flagstaff, AZ:… Read more “Frybread Flourishing: Commodity Comedy and the Decolonization of Dough”

    June 13, 2019June 14, 2019 by Race Land Empire

    “An Alien of Mexican Descent”: Racial Profiling and the Rise of Crimmigration

    On January 12, 1969, two Border Patrol agents established an immigration checkpoint on Highway 99 in an attempt to prevent undocumented workers from entering the interior of… Read more ““An Alien of Mexican Descent”: Racial Profiling and the Rise of Crimmigration”

    June 13, 2019June 14, 2019 by Race Land Empire

    Inventing the Yeo-MAN: The Erasure of Women’s Work (and the Woman Who Studied It) by Home Economics

    White Americans have long possessed vivid imaginaries of what it means to use, occupy, and own the land. Even relatively radical landholders, such as those in the… Read more “Inventing the Yeo-MAN: The Erasure of Women’s Work (and the Woman Who Studied It) by Home Economics”

    June 13, 2019June 14, 2019 by Race Land Empire

    Who Are We, to Us? Disparaging Views of Blackness Through Black Lenses

    Recently, my older sister and I went to a casual dinner party my father was hosting in our home. As usual, everyone at the party was of… Read more “Who Are We, to Us? Disparaging Views of Blackness Through Black Lenses”

    June 12, 2019June 13, 2019 by Race Land Empire

    WHITE-ISH (or) What Happens When Venus Rejects Your Advances and the System You Bought Into Rejects Your Pursuit of Whiteness

    In December of 2015, a jury convicted Daniel Holtzclaw, a former Oklahoma City Police Department patrol officer, of multiple counts of rape, oral sodomy, and sexual battery,… Read more “WHITE-ISH (or) What Happens When Venus Rejects Your Advances and the System You Bought Into Rejects Your Pursuit of Whiteness”

    June 10, 2019June 14, 2019 by Race Land Empire

    GIRLS AGAINST THE STATE: “Anarchist Perspectives” in the Texas Borderlands

    On July 13, 1913, a fifteen-year-old girl named Sarah Rendon stood in front of a crowd of Mexican farmworkers and recited a self-authored poem: As the humble… Read more “GIRLS AGAINST THE STATE: “Anarchist Perspectives” in the Texas Borderlands”

    June 10, 2019June 13, 2019 by Race Land Empire

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