Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Please join us for a special event where Dr. Brian Kwoba will present his new book and discuss the life, legacy, and revolutionary impact of Hubert Henry Harrison (1883–1927)—the working‑class journalist, activist, and educator whose visionary ideas helped shape global movements for racial and economic justice.
Often called “the father of Harlem radicalism,” Harrison was a trailblazer:
A dynamic organizer for African American workers within the Socialist Party of America
A key figure in the 1913 Paterson Silk Strike
The most prominent Black freethinker and free lover of his era
An outspoken advocate for armed self‑defense
A proponent of an anti‑capitalist, anti‑imperialist “Colored International” resisting global colonialism
And the catalyst whose Liberty League of Negro Americans helped spark the rise of Marcus Garvey and the largest international Black organization in modern history
Despite his immense influence, Harrison’s revolutionary legacy has been overshadowed—until now.
Featuring:
Dr. Brian Kwoba
Dr. Brian Kwoba was born in the United States to a Kenyan father and American mother. After studies at Cornell and Tufts Universities, he moved to the UK to undertake doctoral studies in history at the University of Oxford. There he was a founding member of the “Rhodes Must Fall in Oxford” Black student movement to decolonize education.
Dr. Kwoba is currently an associate professor of history and also the director of African and African American Studies at the University of Memphis. Over the past two decades, Dr. Kwoba has been an activist on issues including anti-imperialism, immigrant workers rights, climate justice, Falastin, pan-Africanism, and the movement for Black lives. In his spare time, he is a big time music lover (especially live jazz), an Afrobeats DJ, and a frequent traveler to Kenya.
His book on Hubert Harrison won the 2026 Frantz Fanon Outstanding Book Award from the Caribbean Philosophical Association.
Brought to you by:
Political Science Department, College of Humanities and Social Science Dean's Office, English Department, Woodring College, Fairhaven College, Ethnic Studies Department, Journalism Department, History Department, Ralph Munro Institute for Civic Education, The Foundation for WWU & Alumni
Please join us for a special event where Dr. Brian Kwoba will present his new book and discuss the life, legacy, and revolutionary impact of Hubert Henry Harrison (1883–1927)—the working‑class journalist, activist, and educator whose visionary ideas helped shape global movements for racial and economic justice.
Often called “the father of Harlem radicalism,” Harrison was a trailblazer:
A dynamic organizer for African American workers within the Socialist Party of America
A key figure in the 1913 Paterson Silk Strike
The most prominent Black freethinker and free lover of his era
An outspoken advocate for armed self‑defense
A proponent of an anti‑capitalist, anti‑imperialist “Colored International” resisting global colonialism
And the catalyst whose Liberty League of Negro Americans helped spark the rise of Marcus Garvey and the largest international Black organization in modern history
Despite his immense influence, Harrison’s revolutionary legacy has been overshadowed—until now.
Featuring:
Dr. Brian Kwoba
Dr. Brian Kwoba was born in the United States to a Kenyan father and American mother. After studies at Cornell and Tufts Universities, he moved to the UK to undertake doctoral studies in history at the University of Oxford. There he was a founding member of the “Rhodes Must Fall in Oxford” Black student movement to decolonize education.
Dr. Kwoba is currently an associate professor of history and also the director of African and African American Studies at the University of Memphis. Over the past two decades, Dr. Kwoba has been an activist on issues including anti-imperialism, immigrant workers rights, climate justice, Falastin, pan-Africanism, and the movement for Black lives. In his spare time, he is a big time music lover (especially live jazz), an Afrobeats DJ, and a frequent traveler to Kenya.
His book on Hubert Harrison won the 2026 Frantz Fanon Outstanding Book Award from the Caribbean Philosophical Association.
Brought to you by:
Political Science Department, College of Humanities and Social Science Dean's Office, English Department, Woodring College, Fairhaven College, Ethnic Studies Department, Journalism Department, History Department, Ralph Munro Institute for Civic Education, The Foundation for WWU & Alumni
