Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

We discuss liberalism and the history of modernity.

We sum up the 2024 election and the activist future for the U.S. people and working class. We also discuss reading James Baldwin in these times.

We analyze the Nobel prizes in physics, chemistry and economics and what they say about knowledge and science. We also discuss W.E.B. DuBois's "The Souls of Black Folk" in the Year of James Baldwin, the presidential election, and wars.

We discuss the Black social system and the realization of the world's colored modernity.

We discuss the white supremacist social system, the Democratic Party, and the 2024 election. We begin with a presentation of the thesis and questions presented on the white supremacist social system and the Marxian concept mode of production.

We discuss why James Baldwin is the mountain upon which we must fight.

We discuss the white supremacist social system, the Democratic Party, and the enduring poverty of Black people.

We discuss James Baldwin and the state in his essay, "This Far and No Further." We also discuss the Democratic Party and the poor.

We discuss James Baldwin and Antonio Gramsci, the interregnum, and the American crisis.

We reviewed and discussed our livestream event on the Democratic Party National Convention called "Breaking Free from the House of Bondage: James Baldwin Speaks to the 2024 Election". Lastly, we further discussed how the Saturday Free School will go forward and our future.

Day 2 is entitled "James Baldwin and the Creation of the New American People" and raises the question of what moral consistency looks like vis a vis the 2024 election, and whether moral inconsistency can lead to political consistency. As always, we are trying to generate more and better theory to arm the American people with.

Day 1 is entitled "James Baldwin as a Theorist of Crisis" and discusses how Baldwin's formulations of the crumbling of empire, safety and whiteness can help understand the current moment, engaging with Antonio Gramsci's concept of an interregnum.

We continue our review and discussion of our three-day celebration of James Baldwin's 100th birthday and where we go from here. We also report on our upcoming livestream event on the Democratic Party National Convention. Lastly, we report on what is going on in Bangladesh and its impact upon South Asia.

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. We assess our recent Year of Baldwin symposium on the crisis of knowledge and discuss how it sets up the ideological direction and revolutionary political imperative of the Year of Baldwin moving forward. We also have a brief discussion of the presidential debate between...

Note to Audience: We have resolved our recent technical issues with Spotify and are currently uploading our previous recordings. We discuss the white supremacist social system, war, and the case of China.

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 als...

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...

Note to Audience: We have resolved our recent technical issues with Spotify and are currently uploading our previous recordings. Kathie Jiang will report on her observations of New China based on her recent trip. We provide an update on our upcoming Symposium on the crisis of knowledge and the American university.

Note to Audience: We have resolved our recent technical issues with Spotify and are currently uploading our previous recordings. We give updates on our June 1st and 2nd Year of James Baldwin symposium on science. Then we discuss poetry and art. Finally, we discuss recent polls on the 2024 presidential election.

We discuss "April 4, 1967 to April 2024: Where do we go from here and what is the next stage of struggle." Also, we report on our June 1st and June 2nd symposium on the crisis of science and the struggle of a revolutionary epistemology. Finally, we discuss the Penn Gaza solidarity encampment.