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The significance of Hubert Henry Harrison (1883–1927)—as a journalist, activist, and educator—lies in his innovation of radical solutions to radical injustices. He witnessed staggering luxury for the few alongside crushing poverty for the many. White mob violence continually haunted Black communities, while imperial conquest and world wars wrought wanton destruction upon entire nations of people. These conditions sparked a global political awakening to which Harrison gave voice as a leading figure in cutting-edge struggles for socialism, internationalism, free love, freethinking, and free speech. He did far more than cultivate the rich, dark soil in which the so-called “Harlem Renaissance” would take root. Harrison also played a pivotal role in the rise of Marcus Garvey and the emergence of the largest international organization of African people in modern history. Because of his fearless radicalism, however, he has been erased from popular memory. Hubert Harrison presents a historical restoration of Harrison's numerous intellectual and political breakthroughs. Offering a fresh interpretation of his contributions to social movements for economic, racial, and sexual liberation, Brian Kwoba's richly textured narrative highlights the startling and continued relevance of Harrison's visionary thinking across generations.

"Brian Kwoba has written a beautiful, intellectual biography as radical and original as its subject." —Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination

"Brian Kwoba has admirably done the work in recognizing the contributions of this formidable Caribbean-American intellectual.” —Carole Boyce Davies, author of Left of Karl Marx: The Political Life of Black Communist Claudia Jones

Dr. Brian Kwoba is an associate professor of history and Director of the African and African American Studies (AAAS) Program at the University of Memphis. His research centers on political thought and social movements among people of African descent in the United States and across the globe. While completing his doctoral degree at the University of Oxford, he co-founded the Oxford Pan-Afrikan Forum (OXPAF) and the #RhodesMustFall movement to decolonize education at Oxford. Over the past two decades, Dr. Kwoba has been an activist on issues including anti-imperialism, immigrant workers rights, socialism, climate justice, Falastin, and the movement for Black lives. More info at: www.briankwoba.com

Dayvon Love is a Baltimore-based political organizer and the Director of Public Policy for Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS), a grassroots think-tank that advances the public policy interests of Black people. In 2010, Love co-founded Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS), one of many organizations that successfully pressured the state of Maryland to disband its plans to build a juvenile jail downtown. LBS has also led legislative efforts and advocacy efforts regarding criminal justice reform, youth and community empowerment. Dayvon is also the author of Worse than Trump: The American Plantation, a book that offers an important critique of the American political left and a political alternative to the exploitative relationship that Black people have to white institutions. Dayvon is also the author of “When Baltimore Awakes” which is a comprehensive critique of the way the white supremacy is embedded in the Human/Social Service Sector in Baltimore.

Raymond A. Winbush is the Director of the Institute for Urban Research at Morgan State University. He earned his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Chicago. Having received numerous teaching awards, he has taught at Oakwood, Alabama A&M, Vanderbilt, and Fisk Universities. He is the author of numerous articles and has published four books: The Warrior Method: A Parents' Guide to Rearing Healthy Black Boys, Should America Pay: Slavery and the Raging Debate on Reparations, Belinda's Petition: A Concise History of Reparations for the TransAtlantic Slave Trade and The Osiris Papers: Reflections on the Life and Teachings of Dr. Frances Cress Welsing. He has written extensively on the struggle of Black people for reparations because of the TransEuropean Enslavement of Africans. He was the senior researcher on the Academy Award-winning film Judas and the Black Messiah produced by Ryan Coogler, director of the Black Panther films and Sinners. He has lectured globally on the contributions of Africans to world culture.