When Reform Isn’t Enough: Afropessimism’s Argument for a New Society

This week, co-hosts Eric and Medaya talk to professor, writer, and revolutionary, Frank B. Wilderson III, whose latest book, Afropessimism, is a work of memoir and theory. Wilderson defines Afropessism, the ways it has been misrepresented and how it can shape our understanding of contemporary justice. Wilderson also recounts his childhood and how he became […] The post When Reform Isn’t Enough: Afropessimism’s Argument for a New Society appeared first on Los Angeles Review of Books. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Review of Books'

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