Book Launch - Hubert Harrison: Forbidden Genius of Black Radicalism
Thu, Jul 31
|Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
Don’t miss the conversation on the impactful life of journalist, educator, orator, and pioneer of Black radical thought, Hubert Harrison, with Dr. Brian Kwoba and Dr. Maurice Jackson!
Time & Location
Jul 31, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
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About The Event
Hubert Henry Harrison, the “father of Harlem radicalism,” blazed a trail for Black organizers in the Socialist Party. His Liberty League of Negro Americans catalyzed the rise of Marcus Garvey and the largest international organization of African people in history. Harrison defended free love and freethinking. But because of his radicalism, the full scope of his visionary legacy has been erased from popular memory. Until now.
Dr. Brian Kwoba is an associate professor of history and Director of African and African American Studies (AAAS) at the University of Memphis. Over the past two decades, Dr. Kwoba has been an activist on issues including anti-imperialism, immigrant workers rights, climate justice, Falastin, decolonizing education, pan-Afrikanism, and the movement for Black lives. His new book, Hubert Harrison: Forbidden Genius of Black Radicalism (UNC Press, June 2025), is an intellectual biography of one of history's most under-appreciated political visionaries.
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