Jalil Muntaqim will once again come up for parole next month. Support for political prisoners is essential for at least honoring their efforts and the politics which drove their work and is also essential for maintaining an appropriate standard for defining “progress,” “change,” “advance.” Particularly now when more than ever a sophisticated application of popular…
Read moreAn Introductory Critical Media Literacy (Video) Mixtape
The iMWiL! Introductory Critical Media Literacy (Video) Mixtape features interviews with Janine Jackson, Kali Akuno, Joy James, Claude Marks, Safiya Umoja Noble, Morgan Maxwell, music from Hec Dolo, The Cornel West Theory, The Welfare Poets, Big L, DJ Premier plus Kwame Ture, bell hooks, Paula Giddings and more! The video outlines some of the key concepts involved in developing…
Read moreThe Millions for Prisoners March on Washington with Krystal Rountree
We were joined in this edition of imixwhatilike! by Krystal Rountree, Chairperson of the Millions for Prisoners Human Rights Organizing Committee / iamWE Prison Advocacy Network to discuss the logic behind and planning for the August 2017 Millions for Prisoners March on Washington.
Read moreSeeing Jalil: The Hopeless Optimist
There can be few places more unlikely than Attica state penitentiary to hear someone say they are a “hopeless optimist.” But there i was sitting in front of Jalil Muntaqim as he shot that big sincere smile as he said it. He was assuring me that we will figure out the problems facing us –…
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