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The Black Jesus of post-structuralism
The Bay Area writer and art curator Kwadwo Duane Deterville shares his thoughts on Greg Tate’s legacy and gifts to Black culture in the 20th entury
Greg Tate: Possessed by Mingus
When news of the passing of pre-eminent cultural critic Greg Tate reverberated around the globe, poet, choreographer and essayist Harmony Holiday composed an ode to his legacy
Refiguring Tate: Exuberance in a silent way
Nettrice Gaskins’ image of writer, musician and producer Greg Tate graced the March 12 edition of the Mail & Guardian’s Friday section. It is a memorable, futuristic rendering of…
Indestructible beat of Soweto rock, WTF is Afropunk and ‘Jungle’ seizures
Among the many times Bongani Madondo and Greg Tate have passed the mic between themselves, was a conversation on the Blk Jks, the religious source of rock ’n roll and other…
Shared memories reunite Africa and the Americas on black magic spiritual flights
‘If you believe Mutwa is given to buck-wild conspiracies I have an antibiotic fer ya in four words: Dr Ivan van Sertima.’
Tate of the nation: Dissecting the ties that bind black Americans and South Africans
Ahead of a speaking tour of South Africa, cultural critic Greg Tate talks about #BlackLivesMatter and the burgeoning Afropunk aesthetic.