Category: iMWiL!

December 22, 2017

An Interview With Boots Riley

Back on September 21, 2015 we had a chance to sit down with Boots Riley of The Coup. We talked then about…
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December 21, 2017

V.I. Lenin and the Russian Revolution

As 2017, the 100th anniversary of the 1917 Russian Revolution, draws to a close we thought it a good time to revisit…
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December 14, 2017

The Mutating Immutable: Black, Mixed, Bi-Racial

Panama Jackson of Very Smart Brothas joined us to discuss the shifting dynamics and politics around being “mixed” and “Black.” The Mutating…
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November 28, 2017

Murdering Fred Hampton and Black Power with Bruce Dixon and Todd Steven Burroughs

Coming on the heels of the 44th anniversary of the assassination of Fred Hampton (December 4, 1969) and the 45th anniversary of…
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November 4, 2017

The Pitfalls of (Black) Capitalism and Banking

In this edition of iMiXWHATiLiKE! we discussed myths and political pitfalls associated with concepts of “buying power,” banking, capitalism and more.
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September 4, 2017

Shopping to Defend Capitalism

Perfect for Labor Day is this amazing conversation from last week between NPR’s Josh Johnson and venture capitalist Nick Hanauer where the latter artfully defended…
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August 9, 2017

Detroit: Black v Hollywood with Herb Boyd

Legendary journalist, author and professor Herb Boyd joined us once again to discuss his latest book, Black Detroit: A People’s History of…
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August 9, 2017

Citations Needed Podcast (#6): The Media’s Default Setting of White Supremacy

From Citations Needed: “In Episode 06 we explore how the media both consciously and subconsciously works to smear black victims, protect the…
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July 23, 2017

Why We Need a Peoples Congress of Resistance

Activists, organizers and multimedia journalists Anoa Changa, of The Way With Anoa, and Eugene Puryear of The Party for Socialism and Liberation,…
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July 5, 2017

Decolonizing Dialectics with George Ciccariello-Maher

Dr. George Ciccariello-Maher joined us for a discussion of his latest book, Decolonizing Dialectics. This was a fascinating and wide-ranging conversation about…
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July 1, 2017

Colonialism, Propaganda and the Myth of Black ‘Buying Power’

#BlackLivesMatter-Chicago hosted this presentation which summarizes the larger body of work compiled HERE. The Myth of Black Buying PowerWatch this video on…
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June 21, 2017

The Unique Racial Nature of Baltimore City Police Governance

Stefanie Mavronis takes an important look at the history of the Baltimore police department and raises powerful questions about the nature of…
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June 16, 2017

Tupac Shakur: Unraveling the Politics of His Life and Assassination

Baltimore-based author and researcher John Potash summarizes his research into the life and assassination of Tupac Shakur and below is Potash’s response…
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June 10, 2017

The Puerto Rican Colony, Oscar Lopez Rivera and the Politics of Parades

Iris Morales, attorney, activist, educator, filmmaker and author recently of Through the Eyes of Rebel Women: The Young Lords 1969 – 1976…
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June 7, 2017

The Making of Barack Obama and the Limitations of Liberal Criticism

Authors Dr. Todd Steven Burroughs and Paul Street discuss their reviews of David Garrow‘s Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama. We…
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May 25, 2017

Branding Power & Unpopularity

* Originally published for with the Black Classic Press Blog Publisher’s Note: It wasn’t until we were halfway into the project that…
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May 21, 2017

Malcolm X, Spirituality, Propaganda and War

Part One: Drs. Todd Steven Burroughs and Mark Bolden / Hosted by Haki Shakur Ammi Party Two: Dr. Jared Ball
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May 20, 2017

Who Was Malcolm X?

Jared Ball joined RT’s The Big Picture to commemorate the 92nd birthday of Malcolm X. https://youtu.be/xXZp8eNNk6E See also our work challenging imposed…
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May 13, 2017

The Story of Kamau Sadiki, Assata Shakur and the Black Liberation Army

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May 12, 2017

The Collective Meaning of Chokwe Lumumba, Jackson and Electoral Politics

Kamau Franklin, veteran organizer and current social and political editor at Atlanta Black Star joined us to discuss the recent victory of…
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