“THE INVISIBLE SHADOW AND THE HIGH-TOP FADE: The Mortal Cells of America’s Political Prisoners, Freedom’s Untouchables,” A Book-Length Essay

– BLACK POWER MEDIA AND IMIXWHATILIKE.ORG PRESENT AN AFRICAN HERITAGE MONTH SPECIAL – By Todd Steven Burroughs (© Main text copyright 2019, 2022 by Todd Steven Burroughs, Ph.D. The “Open Letter” prologue is copyrighted 2020 by the signatories and the 2021 Congressional hearing testimonies in the Appendices are copyrighted by the witnesses. Both supplemental Appendices…

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Assata Taught Me: Beyond the Slogan w Dr. Karanja Carroll

https://youtu.be/Ls7pOcNLN3YDr. Karanja Carroll will discuss with us the slogan in the context of Assata Shakur’s politics, and exile. Karanja Keita Carroll, Ph.D. who is currently a member of the Department of Black & Latinx Studies at Baruch College (CUNY). His teaching and research interests revolve around African-centered theory & methodology, with an emphasis on social…

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“BLM” Means Black Liberation Movement Not Black Lives Matter w Dhoruba bin-Wahad

Former political prisoner, member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army Dhoruba bin-Wahad was back with us to discuss his latest essay “A History Through the Life of Dhoruba Bin-Wahad” which is meant in part to redirect focus from a hashtag to a movement. We talked also about COINTELPRO, policing, electoral politics, Angela Davis, Black…

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An Open Letter from Original Black Panther Party Members to Black (Hip-Hop) Artists Who Have an Interest in Our Community (T.I., KILLER MIKE, CARDI B, KANYE WEST, BEYONCE’, JAY-Z, P-DIDDY, LUDACRIS, 50-CENT, and others)

Greetings and Solidarity to each of you.  In recognition of your individual voice, influence, and cultural following among current generations of Black people/Africans in the Diaspora and on the continent, we salute you. While we only know you from the public domain, we know that many of you come from backgrounds where you faced poverty,…

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Redefining Veteran’s Day

Originally published in 2011 with Black Agenda Report.   I am officially a veteran. Like many I was conscripted by this country’s “poverty draft” and its associated judicial-military pipeline, the one that encourages military time over jail time, and then immediately pressed into service of this nation’s imperial projects. And while I recognize this reality…

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