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The article discusses the Institute of the Black World (IBW), an Atlanta, Georgia-based activist think tank promoting black liberation. It examines the institute's role in black print culture and argues that it promoted a pragmatic black nationalism. The author comments on the organization in relation to the creation of a black political agenda and the founding of Black Studies programs. Other topics include civil rights activist Vincent Harding and the Atlanta University Center (AUC), an organization of historically black colleges. The article considers the IBW's periodical "The Monthly Report," its pamphlet series called the "Black Papers," and its column the "Black World View," which appeared in several African American newspapers.