Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Find more Left of Black here: https://fhi.duke.edu/programs/left-black
Chicago became a hub for African American cultural production and journalism with the ascent of such titanic enterprises like The Chicago Defender and Johnson Publishing, Inc., responsible for printing JET and Ebony magazines. Just how far a reach did these companies, and the people who ran them, have into the Black communities in the Windy City and beyond? Dr. E. James West joins Left of Black host, Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, to discuss his latest book, "A House for the Struggle: The Black Press and the Built Environment in Chicago," published by University of Illinois Press.
Find out more about Dr. West here: ejameswest.com
Purchase his book here: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=47rzz9qm9780252044328
Left of Black is a web series featuring interviews with Black Studies scholars produced by the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University.
Directed and edited by Eric Barstow.
@dukeuniversity @FranklinHumanities @FranklinCenterAtDuke @dukeuniversitysdepartmento2485 #blackstudies #blackscholars
Find more Left of Black here: https://fhi.duke.edu/programs/left-black
Chicago became a hub for African American cultural production and journalism with the ascent of such titanic enterprises like The Chicago Defender and Johnson Publishing, Inc., responsible for printing JET and Ebony magazines. Just how far a reach did these companies, and the people who ran them, have into the Black communities in the Windy City and beyond? Dr. E. James West joins Left of Black host, Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, to discuss his latest book, "A House for the Struggle: The Black Press and the Built Environment in Chicago," published by University of Illinois Press.
Find out more about Dr. West here: ejameswest.com
Purchase his book here: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=47rzz9qm9780252044328
Left of Black is a web series featuring interviews with Black Studies scholars produced by the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University.
Directed and edited by Eric Barstow.
@dukeuniversity @FranklinHumanities @FranklinCenterAtDuke @dukeuniversitysdepartmento2485 #blackstudies #blackscholars
