Tag: James Baldwin
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If you want to understand decolonization and colonial relationships, Frantz Fanon is an excellent place to start. Born in Martinique, the afro-carribean philosopher and pshychiatrist inspired leaders such as Steve Biko, Malcom X and Che Guevara. The Wretched of the Earth is his most renowned work – and is by far the most important literary…
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Gripping but soft, poetic but directive, intense but forgiving. I expected an angry manifesto and instead I was met with a stunning and heartbreaking reflection of the United States’ darkest moral stain: “the Negro problem.” This is why you need to read I am Not Your Negro. “The story of a negro in America is…