Symbolism and State Violence and Women in Mama’s Hip-Hop Kitchen

In this edition of iMiXWHATiLiKE! we discussed the recent episode of Scandal and its portrayal of the state’s response to police violence with Dr. Marva Robinson of the St. Louis chapter of the Association of Black Psychologists.  We then talked women in hip-hop, Chicago politics and more with Lah Tere. https://imixwhatilike.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/imixwhatilike030615.mp3

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Marion 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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Kali Akuno and Operation Ghetto Storm

Kali Akuno of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement joined us as part of our special WPFW 89.3 FM Ferguson and Beyond programming to discuss Operation Ghetto Storm and the Every 28 Hours report on police violence in the U.S.  Important here was specifically Akuno’s ability to address media coverage, appropriation and omission of the report,…

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