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Eldridge Cleaver and the Afterlives of 1968

February 3, 2020February 2, 2020 E. James West Black political thought, electoral politics, Politics, presidents

*Fifth and final instalment of E. James West’s article series on the 1968 Presidential campaign* In the November 7, 1968

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A Black Woman Communist Candidate: Charlene Mitchell’s 1968 Presidential Campaign

September 24, 2019September 17, 2019 E. James West Activism, anti-capitalism, black politics, black radical tradition, Black radicalism, Black women, capitalism, Communism, Communist Party, Politics, presidents

This piece is the third installment of E. James West’s article series on the 1968 Presidential Campaign. Click these links

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Pushing Beyond the Two-Party System: Dick Gregory’s 1968 Presidential Campaign

July 8, 2019July 1, 2019 E. James West Activism, black politics, black protest, Black radicalism, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, presidents, race, Resistance

In a March 2011 profile of African American comedian Dick Gregory written for GQ magazine, journalist Robert Chalmers mused, “it’s

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The Soul Food Scholar: An Interview with Adrian E. Miller

May 12, 2017May 15, 2017 Keri Leigh Merritt food, presidents

This month I interviewed Adrian E. Miller about his work on soul food, culinary history, and the African American cooks

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FDR signing the Social Security Act (1935). Photo: The Living New Deal.

New President, Same Old Deal: The Parallels Between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Donald J. Trump

April 3, 2017April 6, 2017 Ameer Hasan Loggins Donald Trump, presidents, racism, Trumpism

An evaluation of the first 100 days of the new President of the United States has become a tradition of

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