Literature and fields of study have often overlooked, or altogether erased, the presence and impact of Black gay men in socio-political movements and ideologies. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) and African-American disciplines have both neglected to give proper credit to Black gay men’s contributions to their respective fields. Kevin J. Mumford’s Not Straight, NotContinue reading “Book review: Not Straight, Not White: Black Gay Men from the March on Washington to the AIDS Crisis”
Category Archives: Academic Papers
The Black Female Gothic: The Plight of Black Women in Southern Gothic Literature
“Dontcha know no good?” – Elroy Preston
Immigration in Trump’s Post-Truth America
*This was originally a short essay written for my American Studies course* The United States of America has a long, documented history of its obsession with national identity. This obsession with identity has manifested itself into the close monitoring of, and desire to identify, the “American culture” or “national narrative.” Neil Campbell and Alasdair Kean,Continue reading “Immigration in Trump’s Post-Truth America”