Black radical tradition

The Black radical tradition[1] is a philosophical tradition and political ideology with roots in 20th century North America. It is a "collection of cultural, intellectual, action-oriented labor aimed at disrupting social, political, economic, and cultural norms originating in anti-colonial and antislavery efforts."[2] It was first popularised by Cedric Robinson's book Black Marxism.[3]

Influential concepts from the Black radical tradition include abolition, racial capitalism, and intersectionality.[4] The Black radical tradition is closely related to anti-colonial, decolonial thought and Marxist third worldism.[5][6]

Prominent figures and movements associated with the Black radical tradition include W. E. B. Du Bois, Malcolm X, the Black Panther Party, Angela Davis, the civil rights movement, Black feminism, Négritude, Afrocentrism, Black liberation theology, the Black Consciousness and Black Power movements; contemporary movements like Black Lives Matter have also been included in the tradition. A prominent Black Radical journal is Race & Class.[7]

  1. ^ "What Is This Black in the Black Radical Tradition?". Verso. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  2. ^ ""The Black Radical Tradition of Resistance" | U-M LSA National Center for Institutional Diversity". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  3. ^ Winterhalter, Elizabeth (2021-11-11). "Cedric Robinson and the Black Radical Tradition". JSTOR Daily. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  4. ^ Edwards, Zophia (2020-01-01), Eidlin, Barry; A. McCarthy, Michael (eds.), "Applying the Black Radical Tradition: Class, Race, and a New Foundation for Studies of Development", Rethinking Class and Social Difference, Political Power and Social Theory, vol. 37, Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 155–183, doi:10.1108/s0198-871920200000037008, ISBN 978-1-83982-020-5, S2CID 224890460, retrieved 2023-04-19
  5. ^ Pulido, Laura; De Lara, Juan (March 2018). "Reimagining 'justice' in environmental justice: Radical ecologies, decolonial thought, and the Black Radical Tradition". Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space. 1 (1–2): 76–98. doi:10.1177/2514848618770363. ISSN 2514-8486.
  6. ^ Knox, Robert; Kumar, Ashok (2023-08-03). "Reexamining Race and Capitalism in the Marxist Tradition – Editorial Introduction". Historical Materialism. 31 (2): 25–48. doi:10.1163/1569206x-bja10012. ISSN 1465-4466.
  7. ^ "Race & Class". Institute of Race Relations. Retrieved 2023-05-24.