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James Baldwin and The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual

October 24, 2017October 25, 2017 Holly Genovese black intellectual history, Harold Cruse, James Baldwin

*This post is part of the Society for U.S. Intellectual History’s recent roundtable on Harold Cruse’s The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual (1967). Click here to

Zeek Burse’s “Broke Man” and the Legacy of the Radical Blues

October 24, 2017October 26, 2017 J. T. Roane black radical tradition, music

On his 2017 album XXII, vocal artist Zeek Burse features Paralee Knight on a track Knight co-wrote called “Broke Man.” The song moves

Charter Schools and the Black Independent School Movement

October 23, 2017October 25, 2017 Raven Moses Activism, black nationalism, teaching

In October 2016, the NAACP issued a formal statement advocating a national cessation of charter school expansion pending increased oversight

Harold Cruse’s Ruthless Criticism

October 20, 2017October 21, 2017 Andrew Hartman black intellectual history, black nationalism, Black radicalism, Harold Cruse

*This post is part of the Society for U.S. Intellectual History’s recent roundtable on Harold Cruse’s The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual (1967). Click here to

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking near the UN in 1967. Source: NY Daily News.

Not a Classic: The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual

October 18, 2017October 21, 2017 Daniel Geary black intellectual history, Harold Cruse

*This post is part of the Society for U.S. Intellectual History’s recent roundtable on Harold Cruse’s The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual (1967).