Three Flats
Mississippi poet Philip C. Kolin traces the evolution of his childhood neighborhood in Chicago
that went from Czech to Hispanic.
books
Building America
The Nation
This new book offers a history and analysis of the contributions of black workers to our society. It shows just how key a knowledge of black workers' history is to an understanding the working class's fortunes and history overall.
books
Top 10 Books About Black Radicalism
The Guardian
In honoring Black History Month, the author lists 10 superlative books by radical voices instrumental in cohering modern black thought.
film
‘Joker’ Exposes the Broken Class System That Creates Its Own Monsters
People's World
'Joker' is ultimately an-in-your face examination of a broken system that creates its own monsters. It’s a gritty and morbidly beautiful journey with little comfort to spare, but many messages to mull over.
tv
Raising Dion Is A Charming, Supercharged Children’s Tale With An Identity Crisis
AV Club
Raising Dion is skilled in parsing down complex social systems for a younger audience, especially through Esperanza, who often compares her experience as a person with a disability to being invisible.
books
Whistle-Blowing
Inside Higher Ed
Timing matters. The book under review--a history of whistle blowing-- was released coterminous with news of a whistleblower's alleging evidence of Trump's criminal misfeasance in office, the commission of which could cost him the presidency.
books
40 Years of Making People Visible Through Portraiture
VICE
Photographer Dawoud Bey has been taking portraits of a wide range of African American subjects for decades. His powerful, but apparently unassuming style imprints on our minds the beauty of everyday people.
poetry
Noon in a three star restaurant
Chiron Review
“He does not represent us,” writes poet Marge Piercy about the misogynist Senator, but knows the “clichés that light up brains.”
poetry
In 1968, My Parents Were Still Negroes—
C.O.L.A. 2016 Catalog
Los Angeles poet Lynne Thompson traces the generation gap of the 1960s and the transition of naming from Negro to Black.
film
‘Midnight Traveler’ Review: A Harrowing First-Person Look Inside One Family’s Search for Asylum
IndieWire
Shot on three phones over three years and across hundreds of miles, "Midnight Traveler" takes us inside a desperate journey for a new home.
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