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Black Agenda Radio for Week of October 9, 2017
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
10 Oct 2017
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This week's one hour show features interviews with theologian Dr. Vincent Lloyd on King, MLK and the religion of field negroes, with researcher Kevin Cashman Runako Gregg on how the colonial status of Puerto Rico impacts damage and recovery from Hurricane Irma, Dr. Gerald Horne on the history of emnity betweeen the US and the USSR grandfathered in hatred of the current Russian state, and the latest update on the case of political prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal.  Click the link above for the whole show or any of the next five for individual interview segments.

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