For Hip-Hop: Amiri Baraka and Black Radical Art
For Hip-Hop: Amiri Baraka (October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014) and Black Radical Art Jared A. Ball “There is, of course, the syndrome Lenin spoke about when he said that once opponents of the bourgeoisie are dead the rulers transform these class enemies into ciphers or agreeable sycophants of Imperialism (however “askew” they might…
Read moreLove of Revolution: Tom Porter Remembers Amiri Baraka
Movement veteran, philosopher, educator and radio man, Mr. Tom Porter returns for the second part of our discussion about radicalism in the Black Liberation Movement and in particular his friendship with Amiri Baraka. See PART ONE of this interview!
Read moreMarion Barry, Amiri Baraka and Rebellion in Ferguson
Black Liberation Movement veteran, philosopher, ethnomusicologist and godfather Mr. Tom Porter joined us to discuss the late “Mayor for Life” Marion Barry and old friend Amiri Baraka. We also were joined again by Association of Black Psychologists’ Dr. Marva Robinson for her first-person account of the latest from Ferguson. We heard from Mumia Abu-Jamal and…
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