Black Politics and the American Left

Platypus 2016 convention

Held on Saturday April 2, 2016. Audio Recording Your browser does not support the audio element Panelists Christoph Lichtenberg (IBT) Xavier Danae Maatra (Chicago Freedom School) Description Beneath a consensus of avowed anti-racism, the American Left remains conflicted about whether and how to politicize race. This panel seeks to shed historical light on today’s political impasses, asking: How has racism changed throughout U.S. history, and to what degree has racism been overcome in America? [Read More]