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A letter commemorating George Jackson speaks to the origins of Black August.
Black August is an important month of political education, but it should not solely be about the past.
The late Nehanda Abiodun was an African American revolutionary who exemplified the movement to end national oppression and the criminalization
For Black August, read William L. Patterson on racial genocide, the law, and the Martinsville Seven.
To commemorate Black A
Black August is the commemoration of actions carried out by revolutionaries ranging from Nat Turner to George Jackson.
Ruchell Magee has been incarcerated for 67 years and is the longest serving political prisoner in the world.
DOCUMENTS: Honor Fallen Black Freedom Fighters: Two Letters on Black August, 1979
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In this week’s segment we discuss New York state proposals to change rules on discovery, the sharing of evidence between defense attorneys and prosecutors.
Ajamu Baraka is a Black Agenda Report contributing editor and director of the North-South Project for People(s)-Centered Human Rights, a project of the Black Alliance for Peace. He recently…
We are joined by Conrad Blackburn, policy counsel and staff attorney in the Criminal Defense Practice of the Bronx Defenders. The Bronx Defenders is a public defender non-profit organization and a…
We’re joined by Anthony Rogers-Wright, a Black Agenda Report contributor and a climate/environmental liberation and racial justice advocate, writer, and policy expert. He is an active member of the…
Trump is not unique in the collective west. As the crisis of capitalism deepens, "democratic" states intensify repression and criminalize dissent.
