Futures of Black Radicalism

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Black rebellion has returned, with dramatic protests in scores of cities and campuses, bringing with it a renewed engagement with the history of Black radical movements and thought. Here, key scholarly voices from a wide array of disciplines recalls the powerful tradition of Black radicalism as it developed in the 19th and 20th centuries while defining new directions for Black radical thought. In a time when activists in Ferguson, Palestine, Baltimore, and Hong Kong immediately make connections between their movements, this book makes clear that new Black radical politics are thoroughly internationalist, and redraws connections between Black resistance and anti-capitalism. Featuring the key voices in the new intellectual wave of Black radical thinking, including eminent scholars like Angela Davis, Manthia Diawara, Barbara Ransby, and Robin D.G. Kelley, as well as brilliant young voices, this collection outlines one of the most vibrant areas of thought today.

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Cedric Robinson was a towering intellectual and courageous activist in the grand tradition of W.E.B Du Bois. In these bleak times, it is imperative to keep his legacy alive and build on his work and witness. This book meets this imperative in a powerful way! -- Cornel West, author of The Radical King
In America, issues of race, poverty, and injustice haunt our nation. Futures of Black Radicalism, edited by Gaye Theresa Johnson and Alex Lubin, examines causes and resolutions of these troubling challenges. The need for radical thinking has never been more evident. To this end, this book is not just a gift; it is a necessity. -- Harry Belafonte
An astonishing gathering of essays and interviews featuring leading emerging radical intellectuals. -- David Roediger, author of Class, Race, and Marxism
What stands out about this book is the richness of intellectual discourse within its pages. A variety of historians, sociologists, and other scholars all tackle a central question: what, precisely, does the Black Radical Tradition say about life in the twenty-first century -- Robert Greene III * Society for US Intellectual History Blog *

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GAYE THERESA JOHNSON is Associate Professor of Black and Chicana/o Studies at UCLA and author of Spaces of Conflict, Sounds of Solidarity: Music, Race, and Spatial Entitlement in Los Angeles. ALEX LUBIN is Professor and Chair of American Studies at the University of New Mexico and author of Geographies of Liberation: The Making of an Afro-Arab Political Imaginary and Romance and Rights: The Politics of Interracial Intimacy, 1945-1954.