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…
Read moreA History of the 6th Pan-African Congress w Mama Irene and Dr. Sylvia Hill
Watch this video on YouTube We paid tribute to the 40th anniversary of the 6th Pan-African Congress, the first to take place on the continent itself, with two of that conferences leading organizers, Dr. Sylvia Hill and Mama Irene T. Whalen. We discussed with them the history of all the pan-African congresses, some of…
Read moreThe Black Book, Dear White People and Mixtapes!
We caught up with authors and activists Dayvon Love and Lawrence Grandpre about their new book, The Black Book: Reflections from the Baltimore Grassroots. We also gave our reviews of Dear White People, launched our inaugural segment on mixtapes featuring DJ Rhettmatic and offered a world premier airing of Nostalgia, a brand new track from…
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