We discuss the three-day celebration of James Baldwin's 100th birthday. We also briefly discuss the upcoming Democratic Party Convention.

We discuss the deepening political crisis: assassinations, coups, and the US State. Finally, we discuss preparations for the upcoming Baldwin birthday celebration.

We respond to the recent New York Times article " Donald Trump, Man of Destiny" and use Karl Marx's concept of tragedy and farce to discuss Martin Luther King Jr. as the man of destiny. We also discuss Oren Cass's interviews and the political crisis in the U.S.

We discuss African Americans and the labor movement in the midst of the existential crisis of the Democratic Party. Alice reports back on her trip to China. Finally, we provide an update on August events celebrating James Baldwin's birthday.

We discuss the crisis of Biden and the Democratic Party.

Note to Audience: We have resolved our recent technical issues with Spotify and are currently uploading our previous recordings.

Note to Audience: We have resolved our recent technical issues with Spotify and are currently uploading our previous recordings.

Note to Audience: We have resolved our recent technical issues with Spotify and are currently uploading our previous recordings.

We discuss Reverend James Lawson, the Civil Rights Movement leader and friend who recently passed away, and his legacy. We return to discussion of the black social system and what it tells us about the trajectory of the struggle for a people’s democracy and peace. We also discuss how James Baldwin’s writing assumes it and explains it.

Note to Audience: We have resolved our recent technical issues with Spotify and are currently uploading our previous recordings.

We talk about the Black family gender and the Black social system, as well as the failures of contemporary gender and social theory to understand it. We also report on our recent symposium, "The Crisis of Knowledge and the American University: James Baldwin and the Struggle for Our Human Future."

Note to Audience: We have resolved our recent technical issues with Spotify and are currently uploading our previous recordings.