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The Border Game. Soccer, Race and Immigration in pre–World Cup America
15.05.2026

Let My People Go. How the Book of Exodus Has Shaped African American Political Thought

Few stories have resonated within African American political imagination like the Book of Exodus. From slavery to the civil rights movement, the biblical narrative of liberation has offered language, symbols, and moral frameworks to articulate resistance against oppression. This article examines how Exodus became a foundational text in African American political thought, not as theology alone, …

by Mattia Marzà

08.05.2026

A History Written in Black and Blue. On the Meaning of Blue Color in Black Culture

The colour blue is more than a colour, a mood, or a genre of music. It is a metaphor, a sound, a birthright, a sensibility, a respite, and a way of living with the cruelty of the world. Across art, music, culture, blue plays an undeniably central role in African-American culture, with roots stretching across continents, from Africa, where the colour carried deep spiritual meaning, to the …

by Rokhaya Sofia Thiam