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Freedom as Marronage as Anti-capitalism

On December 23, 1739, Captain Quao of the Windward Maroons penned an “X” and swore a blood oath to formally

Since Fidel Castro passed away last Friday, news coverage has been predictably polarizing: from celebrating his commitment to anticolonial liberation

This year, the Black Panther Party (BPP), arguably the most influential Black Power organization, celebrated fifty years since its founding.

This post is part of a blog series I am editing, which announces the release of selected new works in African

Here is a list of recommended books on African Americans and Communism. As a graduate student at the University of