In Conversation with Dr. Arun Kundnani, author of "I Rise in Fire: Jamil Al-Amin, aka H. Rap Brown, and the Long Revolution" (Penguin, 2027)
Join us for a return visit from Dr. Arun Kundnani, author of I Rise in Fire: Jamil Al-Amin, aka H. Rap Brown, and the Long Revolution (Penguin, 2027).
From the publisher's website, "Charting a revolutionary life that reshapes our understanding of the War on Drugs, the War on Terror, and what happened to the radicalism of the 1960s, I Rise in Fire tells the captivating story of Jamil Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown, a civil rights activist who served as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Black Panthers’ Honorary Minister of Justice, and the leader of a major Islamic organization in the 1990s...
"In our time of ever increasing political repression and surveillance, I Rise in Fire is a reminder that the radical politics of the 1960s represented one moment in a much longer struggle for freedom and justice – which continues to this day. The man who once declared “violence is as American as cherry pie” is as relevant as ever."
Find more about the book and pre-order your copy here (March 2027 publication).
From Dr. Kundnani's website: "Kundnani is a writer interested in race, Islamophobia, surveillance, political violence, and radicalism. A good introduction to his overall political perspective is this article, first published in the Guardian: 'There are two kinds of antiracism.' Born in London, Kundnani moved to New York in 2010 and now lives in Philadelphia. The Guardian has described him as 'one of Britain’s best political writers.' Kundnani is the author of What is Antiracism? (Verso, 2023), The Muslims are Coming! (Verso, 2014) and The End of Tolerance (Pluto, 2007), which was selected as a New Statesman book of the year, and co-author of Homeland Security: Myths and Monsters (Common Notions, 2024). He has written for the Nation, the Guardian, the Washington Post, and The Intercept. A former editor of the journal Race & Class, he holds a PhD from London Metropolitan University and is an Associate of the Transnational Institute."
Thanks to Pfau Library, Project Rebound, and the Information Technology Services team for making this event possible! Series organizers (alphabetical) are Amber Broaden (CSUSB and CSU Dominguez Hills, Psychology), Stan Futch (President, Westside Action Group), Michael German (Brennan Center for Justice), Robie Madrigal (Pfau Library), Dr. Jeremy Murray (CSUSB History), Matt Patino (Crafton Hills College Adjunct Faculty), Dr. Mary Texeira (CSUSB Sociology). Click here to view previous panels in the Conversations on Race and Policing series (link). Thanks to Project Rebound and the CSUSB Pfau Library for their support of this event! Thanks to Thinh Ly, Parker Brooks, and the Information Technology Services team!