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Jihad Abdulmumit: Black Radical Movement Needs Infrastructure
Kyle Fraser, Black Agenda Radio producer
06 Aug 2018

There is some continuity between today’s Black movement and the Sixties, however, “today’s struggle lacks the infrastructure in-the-hood-building” of the Panther era, said Jihad Abdulmumit, chairman of the Jericho Movement, which defends political prisoners. “Now, there’s demonstrations here and there, and newspaper articles and seminars -- which is not gonna get it -- but it does hold the issues out for some people,” said Abdulmumit, in an interview with Black Agenda Radio producer Kyle Fraser.

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