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February 03

When we talk about Black History Month, we talk about the rich, diverse histories of Black politics, cultures, and causes in the United States and abroad. To center these stories for the month of February should serve as a launch point for a full year of investigation into Black histories, and a reminder that the struggle for Black liberation and anti-racist movement building is work that cannot be limited to just 29 days. Celebrate Black History Month every month.

May 05

It's Keith Haring's birthday today! In celebration and remembrance, here's an excerpt from Clayton Patterson's Resistance, a radical social and political history of the Lower East Side. The excerpt below is quoted from an interview between Resistance contributor James Cornwell and Leonard Abrams, the publisher of the now defunct East Village Eye, about the East Village's now-you-see-it-now-you-don't 1980s gallery scene.

July 16

A couple of weeks ago, Chris Hedges travelled to Cambridge, Massachusets to down with Noam Chomsky for a quick chat about his new book Requiem for the American Dream: The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power, and the short, weird history of neoliberalism in the United States. 

 

November 07

December 08

Harriet Hyman Alonso, author of Martha and the Slave Catchers, a book for middle school readers, speaks with Catherine A. Franklin an education professor who created the Martha and the Slave Catchers curriculum guide. They discuss some of the aspects of Martha and the Slave Catchers that relate to history and teaching, William Llyod Garrison's unruly but ethical children, and some questions for today, including: "Who are the modern abolitionists?" and "How do we resist unfair laws?"

September 17

February 22

What does it mean to have, or to love, a black body? Taking on the challenge of interpreting the black body's dramatic role in American culture, Nana-Ama Danquah's anthology The Black Body asks thirty black, white, and biracial contributors—award-winning actors, artists, writers, and comedians—including voices as varied as President Obama's inaugural poet Elizabeth Alexander, actor and bestselling author Hill Harper, and former Saturday Night Live writer Anne Beatts.

As part of our celebration of Black History Month, we're publishing Danquah's introduction to The Black Body here on the blog. It's a wise and thoughtful piece that delves into complex questions of bodies, blackness, and perception. We hope you'll enjoy.

February 27

January 17



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“The course of history does bend toward justice,
but it must be gripped hard by those who seek it.”
- Justin Sayre

In a few days, our great nation will officially put a man into office. We all know who that man is, and his name strikes great chords of fear and confusion within our democracy. But it is not his name we fear, it’s what he represents.

October 16

Excerpted from Paul Auster's A Life in Words: Conversations with I. B. Siegumfeldt, available for purchase from our site at 25% off list price.

In the conversation below, acclaimed novelist Paul Auster and scholar I. B. Siegumfeldt discuss Auster's "Portrait of an Invisible Man," which comprises one half of The Invention of Solitude and served as the pivotal piece of writing for Auster's movement into a style wholly his own. Auster discusses the hazards of literary education ("I’d come to such a point of self-consciousness that I somehow believed that every novel had to be completely worked out in advance"); the death of his father ("My father came from the generation of men who wore neckties, and apparently he kept every tie he ever owned. When he died, there must have been a hundred of them in his closet. You are confronted by these ties, which are, in a sense, a miniature history of his life."); and the vitality of the unconscious ("I understood that everything comes from within and moves out. It’s never the reverse. Form doesn’t precede content. The material itself will find its own form as you’re working through it."). We hope you enjoy!

April 13

The following excerpt, from Walter Mosley's Workin' on the Chain Gang is featured in Voices of a People's History of the United States, edited by Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove. 

March 01

March 06
March 6th marks the publication day of Martin Dubmernam’s extraordinary Novel/History Jews Queers Germans.
October 06

The chapter below is excerpted from Khary Lazarre-White's Passage. As Farah Jasmine Griffin put it, Passage is "a work of great originality, pain, and aching beauty. Its protagonist, Warrior, a sensitive, haunted and haunting young man, bears the burden of history: the past is always near, shaping and informing present realities of black boys like himself."

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February01
George Lakey will speak about and sign his new book, "Dancing with History," at Boulder Bookstore.
Boulder Book Store
6.30pm
Boulder Book Store
February27
Boswell is pleased to host an event with George Lakey, Quaker activist and author of Dancing with History: A Life for Peace and Justice.
Milwaukee, WI
6.30pm
November08

This Lincoln Center commission commemorates Howard Zinn’s seminal book, A...

New York City, NY
7.30pm
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
January05

As part of the Meeting Our Challenges Tour, please join George Lakey...

New York, NY
6.30pm
People's Forum
December07

In his new memoir Dancing with History: A Life for Peace and Justice, Quaker activist George...

Gainesville, FL
7.30pm
Civic Media Center
December08

In his new memoir Dancing with History: A Life for Peace and Justice, Quaker activist George...

Tallahassee, FL
Midtown Reader Bookstore
January21

In his new memoir Dancing with History: A Life for Peace and Justice, Quaker activist George...

Washington, D.C., United States
February09

In his new memoir Dancing with History: A Life for Peace and Justice, Quaker activist George...

Seattle, WA
7.00pm
Elliot Bay Book Company
October15
Examining our stories, histories, narratives, beliefs...
San Francisco, CA
1.00pm
Arc Gallery & Studios
September29
QUINCY TROUPE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
May16

After a year of studying the speeches, letters, and songs of the remarkable people who inspired...

New York, NY
7.00pm
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
November19

From his first arrest in the Civil Rights era to his most recent during a climate justice march...

Baltimore, MD
7.00pm
Red Emmas
March09

Join us on March 9th at Tsunami Books for a reading, discussion, and book signing with George...

Eugene, Oregon
5.00pm
Tsunami Books
March07

Join us on March 7th at 2pm, at Peace House for a reading, discussion, and book signing with...

Ashland, Oregon
2.00pm
March07

Join us on March 7th at 7pm, at Ashland Peace Church (United Church of Christ) for a...

Ashland, Oregon
7.00pm
March10

Join us on March 10th at 1pm, at the Salem Public Library for a reading, discussion, and...

Salem., Oregon
1.00pm
March10

Join us on March 10th at 7pm at Powell's City of Books for a reading, discussion, and...

Portland, OR
7.00pm
April30

Sunday, Apr 30, 2023, at 3pm

“A Conversation with George Lakey,” , co-sponsored by...

Charlotte, VT
3.00pm
Charlotte Library
May24

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET

Harvard Book Store
1256 Massachusetts Ave.,
Cambridge, MA...

Cambridge, MA
7.00pm
Harvard Book Store
November17toNovember24

Irrevent and hopeful, Solitude & Company recounts the life of a boy from the provinces who...

Miami, Florida