Professor Frank Wilderson was in Washington, D.C. on Saturday February 5, 2011 to discuss his books Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile and Apartheid and Red, White and Black: Cinema and the Structure of U.S. Antagonisms. He read from Incognegro which is about his time as a member of the armed wing of the African National…
Read moreFrantz Fanon and Lessons From A Not So Dying Colonialism
Dr. Frank B. Wilderson, III, author of Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile and Apartheid, discusses the continued relevance of the work of Frantz Fanon (July 20, 1925, Fort-de-France, Martinique -Died: December 6, 1961, Bethesda, MD).
Read moreA Tribute to Black Liberation: From Assata to Fanon w Dhoruba bin-Wahad and Frank Wilderson
Dhoruba bin-Wahad and Dr. Frank Wilderson joined us for this extended discussion of and tribute to Assata Shakur (July 16, 1947 -), Frantz Fanon (20 July 1925 – 6 December 1961) and the liberation struggle they remain integral to.
Read moreThe Black Book, Dear White People and Mixtapes!
We caught up with authors and activists Dayvon Love and Lawrence Grandpre about their new book, The Black Book: Reflections from the Baltimore Grassroots. We also gave our reviews of Dear White People, launched our inaugural segment on mixtapes featuring DJ Rhettmatic and offered a world premier airing of Nostalgia, a brand new track from…
Read moreIrreconcilable Anti-Blackness and Police Violence w Dr. Frank Wilderson
Dr. Frank Wilderson was back with The Killer Bs (Drs. Jared Ball, Todd Steven Burroughs and Hate) recently to discuss police violence within the context of anti-Blackness. We discussed the on-going crisis of police brutality and particularly how that persistent violence explains a larger and permanent “social death” imposed on Black people in the U.S….
Read moreHafrocentric w Juliana “Jules” Smith
Juliana “Jules” Smith joined us to discuss her brilliant comic book Hafrocentric. And here is our earlier interview with Dr. Jared Sexton.
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