Martha Biondi and James Thindwa

Martha Biondi is an associate professor of African-American Studies at Northwestern University and author of To Stand and Fight: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Postwar New York City, published by Harvard University Press. She is currently writing a book on black student protest and the origins of African-American studies.
James Thindwa is executive director of Chicago Jobs with Justice, a labor-community coalition, and a member of In These Times’ Board of Directors.