Category Archives: Essay

February 16, 2014 by - 1 Comment

Amiri Baraka, The Ancestors Don’t Care About Your Plans

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On February 4, 2014, at New York University, poetry, love, and hundreds of Black Arts devotees filled two rooms to honor the activists Jayne Cortez (1934-2012) and Amiri Baraka Continue reading →

December 23, 2013 by - 4 Comments

Best Books of 2013

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After 365 days of nonstop reading, writer and editor Clarence Reynolds has whittled his best books down to an exquisite nine titles. Let us know if you think he’s forgotten a book or two. Continue reading →