Afropessimism with Frank Wilderson

“Why does race seem to color almost every feature of our moral and political universe? Why does a perpetual cycle of slavery—in all its political, intellectual, and cultural forms—continue to define the Black experience? And why is anti-Black violence such a predominant feature not only in the United States but around the world? These are…

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The Colonization of Radical Politics (The Political Economy of Karen)

Director of Public Policy for Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle in Baltimore, MD. Dayvon Love was back with us to talk about his forthcoming essay for lbsbaltimore.com “The Colonization of Radical Politics.” Topics include but are not limited to: The White Left Critique, Again? White Women and Feminism in Black Radical Politics Black Political Leadership…

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Tommy Curry and The Man [Still] Not!

We were joined in this edition of iMWiL! once again by Dr. Tommy Curry for a part two of our discussion of his book The Man-Not: Race, Class, Genre, and the Dilemmas of Black Manhood. We discussed his work and its challenge to conventional and other forms theoretical approaches to the study of race, class,…

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