Afro-pessimism

Afropessimism’s Contributions to Black Studies

According to Frank Wilderson, Afropessimism contends that “Blacks are not Human subjects, but are instead structurally inert props, implements for

Part I: Making the wind pink, and the grass Black In “The Sky is Gray,” James, a young Black boy,

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

There is a specter haunting black studies, black freedom struggles, humanism, and the politics of recognition. This recalcitrant specter currently