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Thandika Mkandawire - African Intellectuals

This week on the podcast we discuss "African Intellectuals Rethinking Politics, Language, Gender and Development (Africa in the New Millennium)" which was a collection of essays written or released in 2003 to mark the 30th anniversary of CODESRIA. Writers discussed include Thandika Mkandawire, Ali Mazrui, and Ngugi Wa Thiong' O.
Next week on the podcast we'll be discussing a work of fiction but haven't decided on what just yet.
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C.L.R. James - Beyond a Boundary

This week on the podcast I discuss C.L.R. James's "Beyond a Boundary."
Next week I'll be talking about Barbara Neely's "Blanche among the Talented Tenth."

Brian Broome - Punch Me Up to the Gods

This week on the podcast I'm talking about Brian Broome's 2021 memoir "Punch Me Up to the Gods." I also did a written review of the book here:
https://www.litromagazine.com/reviews/book-review-punch-me-up-to-the-gods/
Next week I said I was going to read a piece of fiction but actually it's going to be "Beyond a Boundary" by C.L.R. James.

Cedric J. Robinson - Black Marxism Part 3

Finishing up our 3-part series on Cedric J. Robinson's "Black Marxism."
Next week (or in two weeks, or sooner...) we will be talking about "Punch Me Up to the Gods" by Brian Broome.

Cedric J. Robinson - Black Marxism Part 2

We're back with part two of the three-part series on Cedric J. Robinson's "Black Marxism."
Next, we'll be wrapping up the trilogy.

Cedric J. Robinson - Black Marxism Part 1

This week in part 1 of a 3-part series I read the first third of Cedric J. Robinson's "Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition."

Richard Wright - The Man Who Lived Underground

This week on the podcast I read Richard Wright's posthumous novel "The Man Who Lived Underground."
I'm not going to link to the novel because you can find Richard Wright's books anywhere.
In 2 weeks, not sure what I'll be reading but it might be by Stanley Crouch, Albert Murray or someone else.

Vaughn A. Jackson - Up from the Deep

This week on the podcast I read "Up from the Deep" by Vaughn A. Jackson. You can check out all of his stuff here:
https://vaughnthewordslinger.weebly.com/
Next week (or in 2 weeks) I'll be reading "The Man Who Lived Underground" by Richard Wright

Wes Moore - The Other Wes Moore

This week we read "The Other Wes Moore" by Wes Moore
Next week I'll be reading...something. All I know is it will be published in 2021, so something new.

Barbara Neely - Blanche on the Lam

This week on the podcast we read "Blanche on the Lam" by Barbara Neely.
Next week we'll be reading "The Other Wes Moore" by Wes Moore.