African American history and culture

August 21, 2022

Historian Paul Garon Documented the Beauty and Radicalism of the Blues

Brittany Rosemary Jones Jacobin

More so than any other genre, the blues addressed the misery of black American life under capitalism. The work of the late historian Paul Garon made an invaluable contribution to unearthing this tradition’s radical roots.

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June 10, 2020

How to Be an Antiracist

Jamal Eric Watson Diverse: Issues In Higher Education

In the wake of our current upsurge against racism in policing and in our society generally, this book, published late last year, has emerged as a top Amazon bestseller.

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