Nate Marshall is a poet, essayist and MC from the South Side of Chicago. He is the author of the award-winning book Wild Hundreds and editor of The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop. Follow him at @illuminatemics.

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Black Panther Engages with Decades of Black Liberatory Theory—And Is Also a Great Movie
The film, in no uncertain terms, considers the possibility and necessity of revolution for Black people across the world.
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Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
Freelance contributors are essential to the quality and success of In These Times and independent media, and this agreement is one way to demonstrate their value to our publication and our commitment to transparency.
For more information about the National Writers Union, visit nwu.org.
Read the full agreement, which reaffirms a floor for the rates of our freelance editorial content, as well as our current rates (which are higher) and submissions guidelines below.