In Memory of Aimé Césaire

On Thursday, 17 April, the Martinique poet, activist, politician, and post-colonial theorist Aimé Fernand David Césaire died.
Césaire was a central figure in what can be considered the French version of the Harlem Renaissance. While in school at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand , he helped found L’Étudiant Noir (The Black Student), a literary journal dedicated to [...]

In Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

I’d like to take the 40th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s death (I feel odd writing “anniversary.” The slight connotation of celebration is hard for me to shake, yet I can think of no better word right now.) to repost the Ten OTHER Things Martin Luther King Said video. In the wake of [...]

Benazir Bhutto, R.I.P.

Heartbreaking news.
Many people have been writing about her death today, and so I’m not sure what I can add, other than that my heart goes out to her and her people, and to point you to Sylvia, who has collected a bunch of the amazing testimonials to a truly wonderful and brave woman.

I [...]

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