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The History and Significance of Black August
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
19 Aug 2022
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Black Agenda Radio · The History and Significance of Black August

Kalonji Changa is co-founder of Black Power Media and founder of FTP Movement. He joins us from Atlanta to talk about Black August, which has been a fixture of the liberation movement for 43 years.

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