URGENT CALL for (Political Prisoner) Kevin Rashid Johnson!

Supporters of political prisoner Kevin Rashid Johnson are now calling for help in defense of Johnson who the call states has been “retaliated” against by prison authorities for his continued activism and support of other prisoners.  From the call: “On May 21, 2018, Kevin Johnson was retaliated against for speaking up on behalf of a…

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Academics In Cars (#7) Race, Class and Sports with Dave Zirin

In this edition of Academics In Cars (#7) with Dave Zirin we discussed his work as a sports journalist, his newest books about Jim Brown and with Michael Bennett, the politics of celebrity and much more! AUDIO ONLY: https://imixwhatilike.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Race-Class-and-Sports-with-Dave-Zirin.mp3   NOTE: Mentioned also is the presentation (and unfinished article) from the Passing the Ball: Race and…

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BOOK REVIEW: ZORA TAKES (HER) TIME, AND FREEZES IT BLACK

Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo.” Zora Neale Hurston. Edited by Deborah G. Plant. Foreword by Alice Walker. Amistad, 208 pp., $24.99. Reviewed by Todd Steven Burroughs Keeping your true name. Keeping your customs. Building your home. Building a community. Zora Neale Hurston of all-Black Eatonville, Fla., understood this African combination of self-respect…

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Freeing Jalil Muntaqim and the Continued Plight of U.S. Political Prisoners

Jalil Muntaqim will once again come up for parole next month.  Support for political prisoners is essential for at least honoring their efforts and the politics which drove their work and is also essential for maintaining an appropriate standard for defining “progress,” “change,” “advance.”  Particularly now when more than ever a sophisticated application of popular…

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Book Review: Malcolm X: History Is Best Qualified

    The Judas Factor: The Life and Death of Malcolm Shabazz Limited 25th Anniversary Edition. Karl Evanzz. Xis Books, 541 pp., $25.99. Reviewed by Todd Steven Burroughs Context can be a witch, to be polite. Yesterday, May 19, Malcolm X would have been 93. The fact that that day is marked solemnly around the…

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