Emerging out of the Organization of Black American Culture (OBAC)—a Chicago collective of writers, artists, activists, and others—AfriCOBRA was founded in 1968 by Jeff Donaldson, Jae Jarell…
Defined by civil rights struggles that came to a head with Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination and the ensuing riots across the United States, 1968 was a pivotal if violent turning point for race…