Author: Michael Boezi

Intergenerational Family and Community Resilience in Segregated Black Urban Space: A Black History Month Tribute in the Form of a FREE SEMINAR on FEB 20, 2025.

Intergenerational Family and Community Resilience in Segregated Black Urban Space: A Black History Month Tribute

FREE SEMINAR FEB 20, 2025: A look at the rich complexities and harsh realities of life for Black families living in a segregated working-class community. In this conversation between Chris McAuley and Valandra, they cover themes of intergenerational mutual aid and caregiving, entrepreneurship, spirituality, and the impacts of the legacy of race and economic inequities.

Overhauling the American Prison Industry: A View From 20 Years of Incarceration

In this conversation between Chris McAuley, Black Studies Collection Editor at Lived Places Publishing and Maurice Tyree, author of The Darkest Parts of my Blackness: A Journey of Remorse, Reform, Reconciliation, and (R)evolution (co-authored with Katie Singer), they examine the numerous problems and possible solutions to the disaster that is the American carceral state. 

Electoral Consequences for Black America: A Struggle on Two Simultaneous Fronts

Black Americans are uniquely placed within the phenomenon of American elections. In this conversation between Chris McAuley, Black Studies Collection Editor at Lived Places Publishing and Stephen Graves, author of At War With Politics: A Journey from Traditional Political Science to Black Politics, they examine the upcoming U.S. presidential election through the lens of Black politics. 

Beneath the Veneer: The Stealthy Pervasiveness of Anti-Black Racism in a Purportedly Colorblind Society

In this conversation between Chris McAuley, Black Studies Collection Editor at Lived Places Publishing and Paul Reck, author of How Interpersonal Interactions with Young Black People Forever Altered a White Man’s Understanding of Race, they explore anti-Black racism, the assumptions that uphold it, and why it is often difficult for people to identify and challenge these racist practices.

The Cultural Legacy of Slavery: A Reflection on African American Identity and Family Heritage

In this conversation between Chris McAuley, Black Studies Collection Editor at Lived Places Publishing and Deirdre Foreman, author of My Cultural Legacy: Slave Culture and the American South, they explore the cultural legacy of enslaved Africans in the American South through an ethnoautobiographical reflection of Deirdre’s own African American identity and family heritage. 

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