December 18, 2014 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. The Arizona Humanities and la Phoenikera Writers’ Guild hosted a reading and discussion with scholar, author and advocate Dr. Richard Benson II for the release of his new book, Fighting for Our Place in the Sun: Malcolm X and the Radicalization of the Black Student Movement, 1960-1973. […]
Jan. 31: Medu Bookstore, Greenbriar Mall, Atlanta
Feb. 13: Northeastern Illinois University
Richard Benson Interview: Feb. 24
Scholar, author, advocate — Dr. Richard Benson II earned a Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies from the University of Illinois – at Urbana Champaign. He travels frequently as a guest lecturer throughout the U.S. and abroad, speaking on topics such as education, Black social consciousness, the Black student movement, and the educational philosophy of Malcolm […]
Fighting for our Place in the Sun
Regarding Benson’s latest work the publisher says: “Benson not only seeks to illuminate the untold tenets of Malcolm X’s educational philosophy, but also traces the historical trajectory of Black activists that sought to create spaces of liberation and learning free from cultural and racial oppression.” About the Book In this scholarly work, author Dr. Richard […]