107/ Black Anarchism, Abolition and the Radical Tradition w/ William C. Anderson

This is a conversation with William C. Anderson, author of the book The Nation on No Map (AK Press 2021) and co-author of As Black as Resistance (AK Press 2018). He’s also the co-founder of Offshoot Journal and provides creative direction as a producer of the Black Autonomy Podcast. You can support The Fire These Times on Patreon with a monthly or yearly donation. You can also find it on Twitter @firethesetimes, Instagram @firethesetimes and TikTok @thefirethesetimes. Joey Ayoub can be found on Twitter @joeyayoub and Instagram @joeyayoub91. The newsletter is available on Subtack @ thefirethesetimes.substack.com Topics Discussed: Long conversation on Black anarchism The influence of Zen Buddhism Seeing the world as a janitor Critiques of black nationalism, capitalism and liberalism The legacy of slavery and Reconstruction on Black people in the US Tensions between ‘reform’ and ‘revolution’ The legacy of the Black Panthers Party Internationalism vs Intercomunalism Afro-futurism and Solarpunk Recommended Books: A Map to the Door of No Return by Dionne Brand The Terms of Order: Political Science and the Myth of Leadership by Cedric J. Robinson Facing Reality by C.L.R. James and Grace C. Lee The James Baldwin clip I mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAmL3F5uylo&feature=emb_imp_woyt