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…
Read moreAcademics 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…
Read moreBOOK 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…
Read moreThe Plot to Kill Malcolm X: Karl Evanzz and the 25th Anniversary of the Judas Factor
Author and journalist Karl Evanzz joined us again to discuss the newly released and updated special 25th anniversary of The Judas Factor: The Life and Death of Malcolm Shabazz. https://imixwhatilike.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Evanzz25th.mp3
Read moreFreeing 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…
Read moreBook 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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