Philosophical and political ideology
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 , the Black conscioness 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]
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^ " "The Black Radical Tradition of Resistance" | U-M LSA National Center for Institutional Diversity" . lsa.umich.edu . Retrieved 2023-04-16 .
^ Winterhalter, Elizabeth (2021-11-11). "Cedric Robinson and the Black Radical Tradition" . JSTOR Daily . Retrieved 2023-04-16 .
^ 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
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ "Race & Class" . Institute of Race Relations . Retrieved 2023-05-24 .