Today we discussed the euphemisms of “mass incarceration,” “new slavery,” “new Jim Crow,” “prison industrial complex,” and others with Dominque Stevenson, Yusef Bunchy Shakur and members of the Friend of A Friend prison program. We also heard from Theresa Shoatz about her father and political prisoner Russell “Maroon” Shoatz and his new book edited by…
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Veteran journalist and educator Linn Washington joined us this week to discuss the state of Black journalism, media, Mumia Abu-Jamal and the criticism of Barack Obama. We also heard his thoughts on the state of “alternative” or “progressive” journalism from this award-winning reporter and journalism professor. April 5, 2013.
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We were joined this week by Debbie Louis, author of the classic And We Are Not Yet Saved: A History of the Movement as People and Kali Akuno, author of, Linking the Struggles: Amilcar Cabral and his impact and legacy in the Black Liberation Movement. Our discussion covered under-discussed aspects of the civil rights movement…
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