Ruha Benjamin

Author; Professor of African American Studies, Princeton University; Founding Director, Ida B. Wells JUST Data Lab

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Utopian vision and how it influenced Black thinkers and leaders in the 1960s is discussed by sociologist Ruha Benjamin and author Aaron Robertson.

The Black Utopians; vision, history, and legacy

Utopian vision and how it influenced Black thinkers and leaders in the 1960s is discussed by sociologist Ruha Benjamin and author Aaron Robertson.

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