The second volume on the life and works of Hubert Harrison, the Harlem-based activist, organizer and journalist, is about to be released. Biographer Jeff Perry has spent almost four decades researching Harrison, who he described as “a socialist who worked closely with Marcus Garvey and was the first to write about the ‘New Negro’ in the first quarter of the 20th century.” Harrison deserves to be in the pantheon of formative Black political thinkers and doers, but his principled politics, unsparing journalistic critiques, and refusal to be bought earned him few boosters.
Roy Singham reminisces about his work with the late General Gordon Baker, Jr. and the League of Revolutionary Black Workers (LRBW) in Detroit and its connections with South African workers.
Africa is a key component of China's Belt and Road Initiative.
Anti-Black racism is at the heart of the debate on Critical Race Theory and use of the word "woke" as a pejorative.
The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is celebrated on November 29.
The people of Sudan reject the military's attempt to give legitimacy to the coup waged against the civilian government.
