Baraka Books, the Before Columbus Foundation, and City Lights celebrate the publication of BLIND PERSISTENCE: The History of the Before Columbus Foundation – Edited by Ishmael Reed and Justin Desmangles (with Carla Blank and Tennessee Reed), published by Baraka Books.
You can purchase copies of BLIND PERSISTENCE: The History of the Before Columbus Foundation here: https://citylights.com/poetry-criticism-biographies/blind-persistence-before-columbus-found/
Originally held at City Lights and broadcast via Zoom on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Hosted by Peter Maravelis. Made possible by support from the City Lights Foundation: citylights.com/foundation