What does viewing James Baldwin’s perspective on segregated America from that of Trump’s re-segregating and dividing/divided America teach us about seeing? Add Katherine McKittrick’s essay on “Plantation Futures,” showing that this is a history of the future, as well as that of the past. Conclude with the inspiring work of Detroit activist and theorist Grace Lee… Continue reading Day Ten: I Am Not Your Negro
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Day Eleven: The Appearance of Black Lives Matter
In this session, I’ll share my work on the space of appearance and Black Lives Matter. My book The Appearance of Black Lives Matter is available for free download here.
Day Twelve: Decolonizing The Changing World
Earth system crisis, which includes climate change, mass extinction, ocean acidification, sea level rise, nitrogen increase, and other human-induced alterations to the biosphere, is a decolonial crisis. Africa is set to pay the human price for Western consumption and with the onset of drought and desertification throughout the continent it is already doing so. Anti-racist… Continue reading Day Twelve: Decolonizing The Changing World
Resources and Syllabi
Collaborative syllabus: All The Monuments Must Fall Standing Rock Syllabus Black Lives Don’t Matter Syllabus