On John Coltrane’s “Alabama”
The sonic landscape that John Coltrane conjures on “Alabama” suggests something about the temporality in which black grief lives.
Ismail Muhammad
Daily
On John Coltrane’s “Alabama”
The sonic landscape that John Coltrane conjures on “Alabama” suggests something about the temporality in which black grief lives.
How Jean Toomer Rejected the Black-White Binary
Jean Toomer was the literary star of the Harlem Renaissance. But although he was perceived as an “authentic Black voice” his own views on racial identity were far more nuanced.
White Supremacy and the Dangerous Discourse of Liberal Tolerance
Watching Donald Trump speak about the violent white-supremacist rally that took place in Charlottesville last summer was a surreal experience. Not the first press conference where he referred to neo-Nazi protestors as “very fine people.” I m…