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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

Book Review: Chris McNickle, The Power of the Mayor: David Dinkins, 1990-1993

Review by Jerald Podair

Politics, Race & Ethnicity, ReviewsGuest UserFebruary 18, 2016Comment

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

Timothy Thomas Fortune: An American Agitator Looks for a Cold Beer in Manhattan

By Jerry Mikorenda

Race & Ethnicity, Politics, Progressive EraGuest UserFebruary 11, 2016Comment

Fighting World War One on the Streets of New York

Fighting World War One on the Streets of New York

Fighting World War One on the Streets of New York

By Ross J. Wilson

Race & EthnicityGuest UserFebruary 9, 2016Comment

“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

“All of That is What Feminism is to Me”: Building a Multiracial, Working-Class Women’s Organization in 1970s Brooklyn

By Tamar W. Carroll

Gender & Sexuality, Race & Ethnicity, PoliticsGuest UserJanuary 26, 2016Comment

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

A Bold Man of Color: Thomas L. Jennings and the Proceeds of a Patent

By Jerry Mikorenda

Antebellum & Civil War, Race & EthnicityGuest UserJanuary 21, 2016 Comment

The Battle for the Irish Consulate

The Battle for the Irish Consulate

The Battle for the Irish Consulate

By Catherine M. Burns

Race & EthnicityGuest UserOctober 6, 2015 Comment

Eric Walrond: A Life in the Harlem Renaissance and the Transatlantic Caribbean

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

Excerpts, Race & Ethnicity, Arts & CultureGuest UserJuly 14, 2015Comment

The Slow Burn

The Slow Burn

The Slow Burn

By Ginger Adams Otis

Excerpts, Race & EthnicityGuest UserJune 11, 2015Comment

New York's First Freedom Rider

New York's First Freedom Rider

New York's First Freedom Rider

By Jerry Mikorenda

Antebellum & Civil War, Race & Ethnicity, Gender & SexualityGuest UserMarch 11, 2015Comment

E.J. Perry, African-American Silhouette Cutter of America's Leisure Circuit

E.J. Perry, African-American Silhouette Cutter of America's Leisure Circuit

E.J. Perry, African-American Silhouette Cutter of America's Leisure Circuit

By Eric K. Washington

Arts & Culture, Race & EthnicityGuest UserDecember 17, 2013Comment