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France | Black Communities Face an Education and Policing Test
For Black French communities with roots in Africa and the Caribbean, student protests over school conditions raise connected questions about equal educational opportunity and accountable policing. The demonstrations involve students of many backgrounds, but their implications for historically disadvantaged communities deserve particular attention. Since September 21, 2026, high school students have protested teacher shortages, overcrowded…
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Iraq | Afro-Iraqis: History, Recognition and the Meaning of Equality
An in-depth LexNoir Atlas profile of Afro-Iraqis: African connections to southern Iraq, the Zanj Rebellion, constitutional equality, civil-rights organizing and environmental injustice in Basra.
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United Kingdom | Black Britons: History, Empire, Citizenship and Equality
LexNoir Atlas explores Black British history from early African presence and empire to Windrush, immigration and nationality, equality law, political representation, cultural influence and the continuing struggle for full belonging.
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United States | Gullah Geechee: Culture, Land, Language and Survival
LexNoir Atlas: A profile of the Gullah Geechee people of the U.S. Lowcountry and Sea Islands, examining West and Central African continuities, language, rice culture, Reconstruction-era landholding, heirs’ property, development pressure and the legal importance of preserving both land and living culture.
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United States | African Americans: History, Citizenship, Rights and the Ongoing Struggle for Equality
LexNoir Atlas: A foundational profile of African Americans in the United States, from slavery and emancipation through Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Great Migration, civil-rights law, voting, education, wealth, policing, institutions and the continuing gap between formal equality and lived outcomes.
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Argentina | Afro-Argentines: History, Erasure, Recognition and Belonging
LexNoir Atlas: An introduction to Afro-Argentines, from slavery and independence-era military service to demographic erasure, census recognition, anti-discrimination law, Afro-descendant activism and contemporary belonging.
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Canada | Black Canadians: History, Recognition, Rights and Belonging
LexNoir Atlas: An introduction to Black Canadians, from slavery, Black Loyalists and African Nova Scotian communities to Caribbean and African migration, constitutional equality, anti-Black racism and contemporary justice reform.
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India | Siddis: African Heritage, Identity, Recognition and Belonging
LexNoir Atlas: An introduction to India’s Siddi communities, their African and Indian Ocean history, regional diversity, legal recognition, cultural traditions and contemporary questions of identity, opportunity and belonging.
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Brazil | Afro-Brazilians: History, Law, Identity and Contemporary Issues
LexNoir Atlas: An introduction to Afro-Brazilians, Brazil’s racial classifications, the legacies of slavery and abolition, constitutional protections, affirmative action, quilombola rights and contemporary equality issues.
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United States | Federal Oversight of School Desegregation Is Retreating
The Justice Department has ended more than 50 longstanding school-desegregation cases and is reviewing remaining cases nationwide, marking a significant transition in post-Brown federal civil-rights enforcement.
