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    Time to reclaim black revolutionary politics

    Originally published: ROAPE (Review of African Political Economy) on December 19, 2023 by Mikayla Tillery (more by ROAPE (Review of African Political Economy))  | (Posted Dec 22, 2023)

    Mikayla Tillery reviews Kevin Okoth’s Red Africa: Reclaiming Revolutionary Black Politics. She delves into Okoth’s incisive critique of Afro-pessimism, Negritude, and the academic misinterpretations of Franz Fanon. Tillery discusses Okoth’s arguments against the idea that Marxism is Eurocentric by examining the historical suppression of Marxism in Kenya. She reveals how he highlights the contributions of black revolutionaries and reframes Marxism as a potent force for decolonisation and anti-imperialism.