After afro-punk / James Spooner -- Beyond bad brains / Chris L. Terry -- No whites on the mic: adjectives / Roundtable -- The princess and the pit / Mariah Stovall -- Tough guy / Ayti Krali -- No whites on the mic: multiverses and more / Roundtable -- Punk family business / Bobby Hackney Jr., as told to Chris L. Terry -- Let me be misunderstood / Kash Abdulmalik -- No fun : be careful what you ask for...dad / James Spooner -- Music means free / Courtney Long -- Standing on the verge / Hanif Abdurraqib -- Dread(s) / Marcus Clayton -- The progenitors of Black feminist punk : Sista Grrrl Riot / Laina Dawes -- Fifteen / Scout Cartagena -- My echelon summer (excerpt) / Honeychild Coleman -- No whites on the mic: difficult and/or thrilling work / Roundtable -- Confessions of a Black rock 'n' roll critic / Martin Douglas -- A lyrical exegesis of Soul Glo's "Jump!! (Or Get Jumped!!!)((by the future))" / Pierce Jordan, as told to Chris L. Terry -- An extension of me in this other universe: gaming, punk, and queer identity / Mars Dixon, as told to Chris L.Terry -- Glow / Camille A. Collins -- No whites on the mic: anger, race, and gender / Roundtable -- Flora from MAAFA (It takes a triiibe) / Raeghan Buchanan and Flora-Morena Ferreira Lucini -- Light's groove / Chris L. Terry -- Mya, Michelle / Monika Estrella Negra -- No home : Charlie Valentine / interview by Osa Atoe -- Big takeover : zines as a freedom technology for Black punks and other marginalized groups / Golden Sunrise Collier -- Opt-out : reclaiming digital privacy in an omniscient era : a conversation with Matt Mitchell / interview by Ashaki M. Jackson -- No whites on the mic: punk origins and self-care / Roundtable -- What I say / Kyle Ozero, as told to James Spooner -- Smoke again, Akhi / Alex Smith -- 10 commandments of Black punk according to Matt Davis / Dr. Joanna Davis McElligatt -- Brontez Purnell / interview by James Spooner and Chris L. Terry -- No whites on the mic: on your radar / Roundtable -- Black Punk Now record crate.

"Black Punk Now is an anthology of contemporary nonfiction, fiction, illustrations, and comics that collectively describe punk today and give punks - especially the Black ones - a wider frame of reference. It shows all of the strains, styles, and identities of Black punk that are thriving, and gives newcomers to the scene more chances to see themselves"-- Provided by publisher.