This episode of The Dig is brought to you by our supporters on patreon.com and by Verso Books,

which has loads of great left-wing titles, perfect for dig listeners like you.

One new book from Verso that might be of interest is Futures of Black Radicalism, edited by

Gay Teresa Johnson and Alex Lubin.

Black rebellion has returned.

Dramatic protests have risen up in scores of cities and campuses.

There is renewed engagement with the history of black radical movements and thought.

Here, key intellectuals, inspired by the new movements and by the seminal work of

the scholar, Cedric J. Robinson, recall the powerful tradition of black radicalism, while

defining new directions for the activists and thinkers it inspires. This book makes clear

that new black radical politics is thoroughly

internationalist and redraws the links between black resistance and anti-capitalism. Futures

of black radicalism features the key voices in this new intellectual wave, including Greg Burris,

Jordan T. Camp, Angela Davis, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, and many more.

Futures of Black Radicalism. Out now from Verso Books.

Welcome to The Dig, a podcast from Jacobin Magazine.

My name is Daniel Denver, and I'm broadcasting from Providence, Rhode Island.

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