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Life is Too Short (opens the original)
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This weekend I attended the Mississippi Book Festival. It is a wonderful gathering in Jackson of authors from around the country and writers who focus on the South and the state of Mississippi. This year was particularly nice, at least for me. Ellen Daniels, the event’s executive director, had the presence of mind to move the festival from the humid days of mid-August to late September.The last time I was here the August sun brutally beat us down. Leaving some in ambulances. Others thirsting for
Weekly Wrap Up - September 25, 2026 (opens the original)
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SummaryIn this Weekly Wrap Up, Eddie analyzes a tumultuous week at the United Nations, condemning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s belligerent address and President Donald Trump’s reckless threat to “annihilate” Iran as clear markers of a collapsing post-World War II international order. He decries the expanding authoritarianism at home, pointing to private state dinners aligning tech oligarchs with foreign powers alongside Trump’s unconstitutional attempt to ban news outlets including CNN, P
Class in Session - September 23, 2026 (opens the original)
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In case you missed it…During this week’s “Class,” Eddie continues his analysis of W.E.B. Du Bois’s The Souls of Black Folk, detailing Du Bois’s sharp critique of Booker T. Washington’s accommodationist politics and purely vocational education model.<d
Class in Session - September 16, 2022 (opens the original)
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Thank you all for tuning into my livestream!During last week’s live-stream held on Wednesday, September 16th, we continued the with our reading of Du Bois’s The Souls of Black Folk, turning to “Of the Dawn of Freedom” and “Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others.”<di
A Delayed Flight in Madison (opens the original)
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I am sitting in an airport in Madison, Wisconsin, waiting on a flight. Last night I had an amazing conversation with Rev. Alex Gee at The Center for Black Excellence, a beautiful building that sits on the edge of the Black community on the south side of Madison, like a watchtower, as gentrification marches. We talked about my latest book, America, U.S.A., with a wonderful cross section of folks from Madison. It was a much-needed respite from the craziness of our days.But right now, I am waiting
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