Pushing Beyond the Two-Party System: Dick Gregory’s 1968 Presidential Campaign
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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Author: E. James West
African American Presidential Politics and the Black Radical Imagination
In March 1969, at a grade school in Washington, D.C., an eclectic audience gathered to celebrate the inauguration of comedian
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The Significance of Private Collectors in African American History
In April 1970, Ebony magazine published a feature on advertising executive Clarence Holte, who was approaching the end of a
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Queering the Black Press: Remembering BLK Magazine
In a 2012 article for History Compass, historian Kim Gallon highlighted the continuing neglect of gender and sexuality by scholars of
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Corporate Influence and the Legacy of Black Power
My recent piece for Black Perspectives examined the relationship between Nike and Spike Lee in the wake of the company’s
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