A book presentation and Q&A with dr. Kehinde Andrews at The Black Archives.

The book 'Back to Black: Retelling  Black  Radicalism' traces the long and eminent history of Black radical politics. Born out of resistance to slavery and colonialism, its rich past encompasses figures such as Marcus Garvey, Angela Davis, the Black Panthers and the Black Lives Matter activists of today. At its core it argues that racism is inexorably embedded in the fabric of society, and that it can never be overcome unless by enacting change outside of this suffocating system. This is an appeal to reclaim Black radicalism, a movement that has been diluted and moderated over time, willfully misrepresented and caricatured by others, and divested of its potency and potential for global change.

Date? Monday April 22nd
Time? 6.30 - 9.30 pm
Location? The Black Archives, Zeeburgerdijk 19A, Amsterdam

Kehinde Andrews is professor of black studies at Birmingham City University. He is author of Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century and writes for The Guardian. Read some of his articles here:

• I compared universities to slave plantations to disturb, not discourage
•  It's a dangerous fiction that one exam will decolonise Oxford’s history degrees
• France is addressing black people’s invisibility in art. When will the UK?

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