The cancellation of professor Adolph Reed, Jr.'s speech and the DSA's promotion of race politics

http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/18/reed-a18.html
Date Written:  2020-08-18
Publisher:  World Socialist Web Site
Year Published:  2020
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX24314

The New York Times published a lengthy news article last week highlighting an instructive incident that took place earlier this year within the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). A speech by professor emeritus of political science Adolph Reed, Jr. was cancelled due to objections by the AFROSOCialist and Socialists of Color Caucus over his "reactionary and class reductionist form of politics."

Subject Headings

• Cancel Culture
• Race Relations/Racism