"Dispatches from the Vanguard" in the News

 Howell writes: “The vanguard of American and world culture is held in the metaphysical and very real hands of two American mythic figures. The first literally underwrites American society, a society that really exists only in the imagination, and is responsible for governing the lives of 320 million citizens drawn from around the world in a herefore successful social, cultural, and political experiment called ‘The United States of America.’” 

 In this interview, Howell discusses a way forward for America, and why he remains hopeful that racism will be dismantled. 

Dispatches has gathered voices from a transnational body of artists who have been working steadily in the shadow of the Trump administration.  –

Patrick A. Howell and Last Poet Abiodun Oyewole discuss the Global International African Arts Movement 

 “Yes, we are at war in America. It’s a spiritual war and it’s been going on for a long time. It has picked up steam recently, but we have  always been at war. That war will continue until we realize we are one race — the human race.” 

 On the Flourishing of Black Literary Arts, Old and New

Patrick A. Howell and the Harlem Book Fair’s Max Rodriguez Discuss the #GLOBALIAam Movement 

 In this 2-part conversation for our Deconstructing Dominant Cultures Series, Tori Reid and Patrick A. Howell — children of cultural and intellectual icons — reveal their own legacy project, and their energy and determination are sure to inspire, educate, and transform. 

 LIVE ON CROWDCAST: PATRICK HOWELL, TORI REID, TOM LUTZ, AND MOBOLAJI OLAMBIWONNU ON DISPATCHES FROM THE VANGUARD 

 Former Carlsbad banker releases new book, launches creative career

 Drawing angels and inspiration; issues of race and political history discussed at the BPL

 As the United States creeps toward November elections in a tumultuous year that has upended the nation’s healthcare establishment, education system, economy, and social fabric, poet and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell brings us Dispatches from the Vanguard: The Global International African Arts Movement Versus Donald J. Trump. 

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