Monkeyfist Celebrates Black History Month

The Monkeyfist Collective is focusing on Black
History Month during February.



Monkeyfist Celebrates Black History Month
By Kendall Clark


   One of the joys of being a non-profit, even profit-disinterested,
   Web publisher is getting to do what feels and is good, as opposed to
   what keeps the money rolling in or keeps it from rolling out.
   
   What's even more joyful is being a non-profit alternative Web
   publisher of a seriously leftist bent. That means that things we
   find genuinely interesting or important are often not talked about
   at all by American corporate media. And when the corporate media do
   light upon things that interest us, they rarely exceed the ordinary,
   the pedestrain, the utterly conventional view. It's rewarding never
   to worry about duplicating another site or publisher.
   
   On top of all that joy, sometimes you get to do things that you not
   only want to do, but that you should (and should want to) do, things
   that are simply good. Celebrating Black History Month is just such a
   time.
   
   During February we'll be reviewing books by black writers, talking
   about ideas and social struggles and cultural achievements that
   arise from experiences of black folk in America, and generally
   celebrating the wonder, too often bitter or bittersweet, of black
   history. It is a pleasure and a privilege.


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Posted on Monkeyfist at http://monkeyfist.com/articles/741