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GRITtv: Jeffrey Perry on Hubert Harrison, Harlem's Radical Voice
Arturo Schomburg once described his friend and fellow bibliophile Hubert Harrison as a man who was ahead of his time. Ahead of his time and largely relegated to the margins of history. Until now. Jeffrey Perry has written the first volume of a biography of the radical activist, orator, and public figure, Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918. Perry says that Harrison's iconoclasm, race, and working class roots all meant that he wasn't given the serious scholarly attention he deserves. He also died young, in his mid forties, and was overshadowed by other prominent black intellectuals like Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois.
Email this pageGRITtv: July 1, 2009
Is Immigration Reform Dead, Radical Harlem, and The Uptake on Al FrankenImmigration reform is hardly the front page issue it was one year ago, even though thousands of immigrants end up in detention centers every year. More than 90 immigrants have died in detention in the last few years and the cost of maintaining these facilities is about $1.7 billion. The facts on the ground haven't changed, so where does the movement stand? And is there a real possibility for reform under Obama?Roberto Lovato, Associate Editor at New America Media, Mallika Dutt, Executive Director of Breakthrough, Ravi Ragbir who spent two years in immigration detention and is a member of Families for Freedom, and Lynn Tramonte, Deputy Director of America's Voice on the state of immigration reform.Then, Jeffrey Perry on one of America's great black intellectuals and radical voices. In the first part of a two volume biography, Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918, Perry examines the life of a forgotten radical activist, journalist, and public figure whose short life reveals much about early 20th century America. Finally, The Uptake’s Jason Barnett on the resolution of the Al Franken-Norm Coleman senate saga. What happened? And what does it mean? Thanks to Naomi Klein and Breakthrough for video in tonight’s show.
