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 âa socialist who worked closely with Marcus Garvey and was the first to write about the âNew Negroâ in the first quarter of the 20th century.â 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.
Donald Trumpâs victory over Kamala Harris must be a wake up call to Black people. The Democratic Party is a dead end and a movement killer. Our survival depends on getting that corrupt wing of theâŚ
âI believe that democracy has so far disappeared in the United States that no "two evils" exist. ââThere is but one evil party with two names, and it will be elected despite all I can do or say.â
Bill Clinton couldnât be cozier, or more richly rewarded, in what he calls âthe dictatorâs club.â
For more than five decades the Sahrawi people of Northeast Africa have been denied their rightful place in the international community.
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This weekâs featured authors are Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva.
