THIS IS REVOLUTION podcast Ep. 49: Race and Class in the Trump Era w/ Cedric Johnson

Buckle up! I got to sit down with professor Cedric Johnson and we discussed a variety of topics that ranged from the last days of Trump, BLM, is COVID-19 a "black problem"? We of course went into the recent uprisings over police killings and even his early activist days in Louisiana! A good dude, fascinating insight, enjoy the conversation with Professor, Leftist, Socialist, Father, Author, Intellectual, Cedric Johnson. Cedric Johnson is associate professor of African American studies and political science at the University of Illinois at Chicago and editor of The Neoliberal Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, Late Capitalism and the Remaking of New Orleans (University of Minnesota Press, 2011).   Some of Cedric's Writings: Don't Let Black Washing Save the Investor Class The Triumph of Black Lives Matter and Neoliberal Redemption   Please pick up Cedric's books   The Neoliberal Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, Late Capitalism and the Remaking of New Orleans (University of Minnesota, 2011) http://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/the-neoliberal-deluge   Revolutionaries to Race Leaders:  Black Power and the Making of African American Politics (University of Minnesota, 2007) https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/revolutionaries-to-race-leaders   Thank you all so much for taking the time to listen to the show.  Please share, like and subscribe.  If you want to support independent media like this, then become a patron.  You'll get the episodes first, bonus content and our upcoming video series "Revolutionary Histories".   Become a Patron Now!   Also, like, share, and subscribe on the following platforms   YouTube   Twitter   Facebook   Instagram   Medium