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Mark Whitaker

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How Huey P. Newton’s Early Intellectual Life Led Him To Activism

The role of family in Huey P. Newton's educational journey.

by Mark Whitaker via Literary Hub on February 13, 2023
How Stokely Carmichael and the Black Panthers Changed the Civil Rights Movement

Much of what's happening in American race relations traces back to 1966, the year the Black Panthers were formed.

by Mark Whitaker, Terry Gross via NPR on February 8, 2023

Saying It Loud: 1966—The Year Black Power Challenged the Civil Rights Movement

The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon's Enduring Impact on America

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Cover of Mark Whitaker's book "The Afterlife of Malcolm X"

Seeing Malcolm X as a Man for Our Troubled Times

Black Americans have long known that rights and protections can be taken away at any time. Facing such uncertainty, they found inspiration in Malcolm X's words.

by Jim Swearingen via The National Book Review on June 17, 2025

"Stayed on Freedom" book cover

A History of Black Power We Need and Deserve

A history that is as tactical as it is analytical, as global as it is local, and as based in love as it is in politics.

by Say Burgin via Monthly Review on November 1, 2024

Lithograph of Monongahela River bridge

The Girders of Steel City's History

Pittsburgh as a symbol of America itself.

by Ed Simon via HNN on July 11, 2021

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