Professor Frank Wilderson was in Washington, D.C. on Saturday February 5, 2011 to discuss his books Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile and Apartheid and Red, White and Black: Cinema and the Structure of U.S. Antagonisms. He read from Incognegro which is about his time as a member of the armed wing of the African National…
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Hip-Hop, Black Consciousness and Black Power Continued
This is part three of our conversation with Dr. Rico Chapman and Shaheen Arifdien about hip-hop, the Black Consciousness Movement in Azania (South Africa) and the Black Power Movement in the United States. HERE for Part One HERE for Part Two
Read moreWhat’s Next for Post-Mandela Azania? An Interview with Economic Freedom Fighters’ Andile Mngxitama
Andile Mngxitama of the Economic Freedom Fighters of Azania (“occupied South Africa”) joined us to discuss among other topics: the passing of Tata Nelson Mandela, the film Mandela, what’s next for the youth and African revolution in Azania and the coming 20th anniversary of the official “end” of apartheid. Hear here our previous interview with…
Read moreRuth First and Joe Slovo in the War Against Apartheid
Alan Wieder joined us to discuss his new book, Ruth First and Joe Slovo in the War against Apartheid. Wieder is an oral historian who lives in Portland, Oregon. He is a distinguished professor emeritus at the University of South Carolina and has also taught at the University of the Western Cape and Stellenbosch University…
Read more“Sophisticated Slavery:” Andile Mngxitama & The Legacy Of Steve Biko
This week marks the 36th anniversary of the assassination of Steve Biko (September 12, 1977). Journalist and Black Consciousness advocate Andile Mngxitama joined us from “Occupied Azania” to discuss his work on the legacy and continued relevance of the founder of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) Steve Biko. Mngxitama discussed the history of Biko and…
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