107/ Black Anarchism, Abolition and the Radical Tradition w/ William C. Anderson

This is a conversation with William C. Anderson, author of the book The Nation on No Map (AK Press 2021) and co-author of As Black as Resistance (AK Press 2018). He’s also the co-founder of Offshoot Journal and provides creative direction as a producer of the Black Autonomy Podcast.

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Topics Discussed:

• Long conversation on Black anarchism
• The influence of Zen Buddhism
• Seeing the world as a janitor
• Critiques of black nationalism, capitalism and liberalism
• The legacy of slavery and Reconstruction on Black people in the US
• Tensions between ‘reform’ and ‘revolution’
• The legacy of the Black Panthers Party
• Internationalism vs Intercomunalism
• Afro-futurism and Solarpunk

Recommended Books:

• A Map to the Door of No Return by Dionne Brand
• The Terms of Order: Political Science and the Myth of Leadership by Cedric J. Robinson
• Facing Reality by C.L.R. James and Grace C. Lee

The James Baldwin clip I mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAmL3F5uylo&feature=emb_imp_woyt