Surveillance Literacy: The Internet and Black Death

We caught up briefly with Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble after her brilliant presentation at the Citizen Journalism, New Media and Activism colloquium convened at DePaul University by African and Black Diaspora Studies.  Dr. Noble summarized her presentation and work, specifically, her essential and critical look at the ways in which activists (we all) are often…

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The Assata Taught Me Mixtape

Featured Emancipatory Mix! From DJ Plant Bass: Assata Shakur is a soldier for community, a Black Panther who waged revolution for a new system of values: justice for the Earth and all its inhabitants. She has a lot to teach us, take a listen and you’ll see! This mixtape is set to conscious hip-hop as…

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