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November 7, 2022
The Obscured and Forgotten History of Black Communist Women
A new anthology edited by Charisse Burden-Stelly and Jodi Dean highlights the legacy and enduring relevance of Black communist women’s political activism in the early 20th century.
Morgan Forde
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October 24, 2022
Redefining Freedom With Robin Kelley
A conversation with the historian about the 20th-anniversary of his seminal book Freedom Dreams, how the meaning of freedom has changed in the intervening years, the reparations debate, and more.
Omari Weekes
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June 1, 2022
Hubert Harrison, Giant of Harlem Radicalism
A two-volume biography tracks the life and times of one of Harlem’s leading socialists.
Robert Greene II
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May 24, 2022
The Long History of Resistance That Birthed Black Lives Matter
A conversation with historian Donna Murch about the past, present, and future of Black radical organizing.
Elias Rodriques
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May 3, 2022
Our Friend Kathy Boudin: A Great Life and a Great Loss
For both friends and activists, Boudin’s passing is the loss of a generous soul, uncompromising radical, parent, and guide on the path to responsibility and redemption.
Jeff Jones and Eleanor Stein
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April 18, 2022
Cedric Robinson’s Radical Democracy
Rejecting the resignation of the 1970s and ’80s, Robinson found hope and resistance in the ruins of the American city.
Jared Loggins
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March 16, 2022
The University Cannot Be Decolonized
Kehinde Andrews, the only Black studies professor in the UK, says we should stop trying to make institutions anti-racist and instead build community.
Karlos K. Hill
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January 10, 2022
The Black Arts Movement’s Revolution in the South
A new book offers a sweeping history of the radical art and institutions created in the South by the Black Arts Movement.
Elias Rodriques
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July 23, 2021
The ‘Creative Chaos’ of Gloria Richardson (1922–2021)
The civil rights activist was a militant advocate for her community as well as a canny strategist.
Barbara Smith
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May 20, 2021
Did ‘Cancel Culture’ Drive Richard Wright Underground?
On “Memories of My Grandmother” and The Man Who Lived Underground.
Joseph G. Ramsey