A Colonial Struggle
by: Khalil J. Ferguson
In this essay, Sacramento based scholar-activist Khalil J. Ferguson contextualizes the artistry of Tupac and Mozzy within the scholarship of Aimé Césaire and Frantz Fanon.
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About the Author:
Khalil Ferguson is a native of Richmond, California and a graduate from Sacramento State University. He began his undergraduate career at age 16, enrolling in a double-degree Bachelor’s in International Relations and Economics. In college, Khalil dedicated his time to alleviating socioeconomic problems that affected Black students on campus. His work led to a subsequent writing project, Subservience: Political and Economic Decisions that Created a Global Black Underclass. In the work, he connects the vestiges of colonialism and neocolonialism affecting Black people in the United States and in the motherland. Khalil is now a fellow at California Urban Partnership, where he conducts research for economic development policy and cannabis equity.
