“Fire In The Hole: Why Russell ‘Maroon’ Shoatz Is Important To Creative Revolutionaries” by Fred Ho

It was announced Sunday night that Russell “Maroon” Shoatz, a political prisoner in the tradition of George Jackson and so many others, has added COVID to his fourth-stage cancer diagnosis. The following, written by Fred Ho, is from the prelude of Shoatz’s 2013 book, Maroon The Implacable: The Collected Writings of Russell Maroon Shoatz. Ho…

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Maroons, Panama and Afro-Latinas with Yvette Modestin

Yvette Modestin is an award-winning writer, poet and activist who focuses on shedding light on the Afro descendent experience in Latin America. She joined us to talk about her work on a forthcoming film about Maroons in Panama and the role Panama plays in anti-colonial struggles.

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