To be clear, Kamala Harris is not running for president. She has rejoined Biden as his 2024 running mate and looks to return to her role as vice president for four more years. However, loud voices in both parties have been critical of Biden, already the oldest president in U.S. history, running again. As various […]
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For fans of Bad Feminist and The Sum of Us, Black Skinhead sparks a radical conversation about Black America and political identity.
In Black Skinhead, Brandi Collins-Dexter, former Senior Campaign Director for Color Of Change, explores the fragile alliance between Black voters and the Democratic party. Through sharp, timely essays that span the political, cultural, and personal, Collins-Dexter reveals decades of simmering disaffection in Black America, told as much through voter statistics as it is through music, film, sports, and the baffling mind of Kanye West.
While Black Skinhead is an outward look at Black votership and electoral politics, it is also a funny, deeply personal, and introspective look at Black culture and identity, ultimately revealing a Black America that has become deeply disillusioned with the failed promises of its country.
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We had been told that everything was fine, that America was working for everyone and that the American Dream was attainable for all. But for those who had been paying attention, there had been warning signs that the Obamas’ version of the American Dream wasn’t working for everyone. That it hadn’t been working for many white Americans was immediately and loudly discussed, but the truth—and what I set out to write this book about—was that it hadn’t been working for many Black Americans either. For many, Obama’s vision had been more illusion than reality all along.
When someone tells you everything is fine, but around you, you see evidence that it’s not, where will the quest to find answers lead you? As I went on the journey of writing this book, I found a very different tale about Black politics and Black America, one that countered white America’s long-held assumption that Black voters will always vote Democrat—and even that the Democratic party is the best bet for Black Americans.
My ultimate question was this: how are Black people being led away—not towards—each other, and what do we lose when we lose each other? What do we lose when, to quote Kanye West, we feel lost in the world.
A Macmillan Audio production from Celadon Books.
Known as ‘the angriest black man in America’, Malcolm X was one of the most famous activists to ever live. Going beyond biography, Black Minded examines Malcolm X’s philosophical system, restoring his thinking to the pantheon of Black Radical Thought. Michael Sawyer argues that the foundational concepts of Malcolm X’s […]
The action taken by the Tennessee GOP, widely seen as a stunt and an attack on democracy, may have already backfired. Throughout Thursday’s expulsion hearings and beyond, the Republicans were labeled “fascist” for their blatant interference with democracy. The different treatment of the Black and white legislators also drew obvious calls of racism on the […]
CREDIT: Speaker: Malcom X Historian: Mr. Sandeep S. Atwal Email: sandeep.s.atwal@gmail.com Website: http://malcolmxfiles.blogspot.com/ SPEECH SCRIPT: Twenty-two million black victims of Americanism are waking up and they’re gaining a new political consciousness, becoming politically mature. And as they become — develop this political maturity, they’re able to see the recent trends in these political elections. They […]
On Thursday, leaders of political parties are engaging in a debate at the Black Business Council Summit taking place at Gallagher Estate. The leaders include IFP Leader Velenkosi Hlabisa, EFF Leader Julius Malema, ANC Treasurer General Paul Mashatile, and DA Head of Policy Gwen Ngwenya. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and also #SABCNews on Social […]
The political decline in Haiti has contributed to and exacerbated a growing economic and public safety crisis in the country. A major earthquake hit Haiti weeks after Moise’s assassination, creating physical devastation and worsening economic crisis in the country. In the political vacuum and devastated infrastructure, various gangs have emerged to violently assert their control […]
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The Black Panther franchise has been an extraordinary showcase of African cultures as well as a celebration of Pan Africanism, the unity and shared struggle of people of African descent on the continent, as well as in the Americas, Caribbean and around the world. Keeping with this theme, the new movie has several scenes set […]