Brandi's Dream
Black Skinhead
"A remarkable work that leaves us feeling hopeful for change." Kirkus Starred Review
A New York Times Editors' Choice
Named a Best Book of September 2022 by The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Kirk's, and Ms. Magazine, and Recommended by USA Today, POLITICO, and Oprah Daily
Selected Articles
- Satoshi Is Black | WIRED | November 16, 2023
- The Myth of a Shoplifting Crisis – The Progressive | November 10, 2023
- Ricky Byrdsong and the Cost of Speech | techdirt | August 19, 2020
- NCAA’s Amateurism Rule Exploits Black Athletes as Slave Labor | Andscape/ESPN | March 28, 2018
Podcasts/Radio Appearances
- Bring Receipts – Brandi’s podcast cohosted with Steven Renderos
- Chatting with Brandi Collins-Dexter – Knowledge Fight | December 27, 2023
- Juneteenth: A look at Black history's past and present – Midday – WYPR Baltimore | June 19, 2023
- "Black Skinhead": Brandi Collins-Dexter's book on Black politics – Midday – WYPR Baltimore | December 28, 2022
- The Morality Politics of Star Trek + Pro Wrestling – Citations Needed | October 26, 2022
- The Ladiez Room Live with Brandi Collins-Dexter | October 17, 2022
- Brandi Collins-Dexter on Black Americans' Divergent Political Ideologies – Theory of Change | August 6, 2022
- Brandi Collins-Dexter on COVID-19 Misinformation and Black Communities – Lawfare Podcast | July 9, 2020
Television Appearances
- New Book Explores Views of Black Conservatives – Chicago Tonight – WTTW PBS Chicago | October 19, 2022
- New book explores disillusionment between black voters and Democratic Party – CBS Chicago | October 20, 2022
- After Words with Brandi Collins-Dexter – C-SPAN BookTV | September 19, 2022
Webinars/Presentations
- “Thinking Big” with Brandi Collins-Dexter – American Economic Liberties Project | August 22, 2022
- Disinfo Discussions: Impact of Anti-Black Radicalization & Disinformation with Brandi Collins-Dexter – Aspen Digital’s Commission on Information Disorder | June 21, 2021
- Deepfakery: Deepfakes, parody, and disinformation: with Brandi Collins-Dexter, Jane Lytvynenko and Karen Hao – WITNESS | September 10, 2020
Congressional Testimony
Research
- Black Future Newsstand (video recap) October, 2024
- Copaganda Clapback (and New Mexico addendum) | May 2023
- Canaries in the Coal Mine | June 2020
"I imagine everyone my family lost is at a hole-in-the-wall bar in heaven, drinking shots of cognac and listening to Roy Hamilton … or Bobby Womack. Maybe they’re there, too. And everyone is feeling free. And everyone is safe. But they’re also waiting on me to tell this story. Our stories: the ones that kill us, and the ones that help us fight to live.
I've tried to do that."
- Brandi Collins-Dexter, Black Skinhead: Reflections on Blackness and Our Political Future
I've tried to do that."
- Brandi Collins-Dexter, Black Skinhead: Reflections on Blackness and Our Political Future