Black Agenda Report
Black Agenda Report
News, commentary and analysis from the black left.

  • Home
  • Africa
  • African America
  • Education
  • Environment
  • International
  • Media and Culture
  • Political Economy
  • Radio
  • US Politics
  • War and Empire

“Black August” Honors Captives of Armed Struggle
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
10 Aug 2020
🖨️ Print Article

Margaret Kimberley · “Black August” Honors Captives of Armed Struggle

“Black August started in San Quentin to highlight the armed struggle,” said Jihad Abdulmumit, chairperson of the Jericho Movement, which advocates for political prisoners. “These struggle in the past are reflective of the conditions that protesters in the streets are still fighting,” said Abdulmumit, a former Black Panther who spent 23 years as a political prisoner.

political prisoners

Related Podcasts

Mumia Abu Jamal
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
March for Mumia
21 November 2025
Beginning on November 28, a March for Mumia Abu Jamal and will begin in Philadelphia, Penns
BAR Radio Logo
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio July 4, 2025
04 July 2025
In this week’s segment, we discuss navigating celebrity culture and liberation politics.
Kalonji Changa
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
The Struggle for Liberation Amid Celebrity Culture
04 July 2025
We are joined by Kalonji Changa, who is a co-founder of Black Power Media, founder o

More Stories


  • Former Black Panther Romaine “Chip” Fitzgerald Seeks Parole after 49 Years Behind Bars
    Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
    Former Black Panther Romaine “Chip” Fitzgerald Seeks Parole after 49 Years Behind Bars
    01 May 2018
    “People who were not members of the Black Panther Party or who were not political are released,”
  • Cory Booker Blames Black America for Trump, But Only Has Himself to Blame
    Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
    Cory Booker Blames Black America for Trump, But Only Has Himself to Blame
    01 May 2018
    “Democrats like Booker have blamed everyone but themselves for Trump’s victory.”
  • A Powerful Memorial to the Men and Women Victims of Lynching Opens in Alabama
    Evelyn M. Simien
    A Powerful Memorial to the Men and Women Victims of Lynching Opens in Alabama
    01 May 2018
    “Close to 200 women were murdered by lynch mobs in the American South.”
  • Flint Crisis, Four Years On: What Little Trust Is Left Continues to Wash Away
    Jessica Glenza
    Flint Crisis, Four Years On: What Little Trust Is Left Continues to Wash Away
    01 May 2018
    “Flint is a place a city where many people are unlikely to ever drink another drop of tap water as long as they live.”
  • Nicaragua: Next in Line for Regime Change?
    Tortilla Con Sal
    Nicaragua: Next in Line for Regime Change?
    01 May 2018
    “The right-wing Citizens for Liberty and Sandinista Renewal Movement political organizations have led the violent protests.”
  • Load More
Subscribe
connect with us
about us
contact us