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‘Too Much Too Young’: When British youth fought racism with ska

Daniel Rachel's brilliant new history of the iconic 2 Tone record label finds contemporary relevance in riot-roiled UK.

Oral history as inspiration and antidote: Lynn Lewis on ‘Women Who Change the World’

The organizer-author's new work offers deep personal stories of lives dedicated to the social justice movement.

Black Power history told through a story of love and family in ‘Stayed on Freedom’

Dan Berger's book traces the journey of Zoharah Simmons and Michael Simmons—and challenges perceptions

All about most people: Illuminating the history of the California labor movement

'From Mission to Microchip' author Fred B. Glass talks about how his City College course makes the long struggle relevant today

At Zinn Fair, Peter Cole explores SF’s unique history of labor and race

In Dockworker Power: Race and Activism in South Africa and the San Francisco Bay Area, labor historian Peter Cole uncovers the undocumented history of waterfront...

Aya De León’s ‘Side Chick Nation’ explores post-Maria Puerto Rico

LIT Aya De León is a writer, activist, educator, spoken word poet and author of the award-winning Justice Hustlers series, including latest installment Side Chick Nation. The...

AIDS, sex, and ‘Illuminations on Market Street’

LIT Author Benjamin Heim Shepard is a Brooklyn-based activist who has published 10 books, including White Nights and Ascending Shadows: An Oral History of...

In Yuba County, protesting Northern California’s last ICE prison

On Friday, July 12, about 400 protesters gathered on the steps of the Yuba County Jail in Marysville to protest what is believed to...

The Mekons’ Sally Timms twangs in to support Community Land Trust

“The Mekons are the most revolutionary group in the history of rock ‘n’ roll.” —Lester Bangs Emerging in Leeds, England, in 1977, the Mekons came...

Leticia del Toro grounds her ‘Cafe Colima’ in the lives of ‘everyday Latinas’

LIT Bay Area author Leticia Del Toro is not a household name... yet. Her work has appeared in Huizache, Zyzzyva, Cipactli and Mutha Magazine. Her short stories are some...