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Trump’s Rhetoric As A Tool of Social Control:  How Media Moguls’ Investment in Trump Reap Financial Profits

January 9, 2024
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In his editorial in the New York Call magazine, Hubert Harrison wrote that “race prejudice” is “diligently fostered by those who have something to gain by it” (1911). It was “fostered” in the twentieth century in the mainstream media of newspapers. In the twenty-first century, the mainstream media of the internet and television continues to […]

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Queen & Slim: Changing the Black Activists Romance Narrative from Complementary to Adversarial

September 25, 2023
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Queen & Slim: Changing the Black Activists Romance Narrative from Complementary to Adversarial During most historical Black activist movements, many Black men and women attempted to serve as a complement to assist each other with fighting against various forms of socioeconomic oppression.  However, the film, QUEEN & SLIM, counters previous non-fictional narrative accounts by placing […]

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Black Women Academic Leadership: When and Where I Enter, Then and There Our Future Brightens

September 22, 2023
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Black Women Academic Leadership: When and Where I Enter, Then and There Our Future Brightens Education is evolving rapidly, demanding diverse, responsive, and equitable leadership. Students demand diverse leadership. For years, Black women have led academic institutions through the complexities of the present, and the inclusive educational systems for the future. Now, 55% of presidents […]

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Universal Write Publications represent the voices of the African Diaspora by publishing and promoting academic books and articles that enhance literacy and broaden worldviews through collective research using interdisciplinary theories with an emphasis on African and Black-centered scholarship.

The UWP Community Blog invites professional educators, community leaders, activists, philosophers, and creative theorists to submit social, anthological, and ethnographical content that dignifies the rich histories of the culturally diverse peoples who make up our society. Articles are published on the UWP Community page and shared with other UWP community members and, more widely, on social media. Authors may also be invited to participate in future events and panel discussions with partner organizations.

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