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Jihad Abdulmumit on the Significance of Black August
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
11 Aug 2023
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Black Agenda Radio · Jihad Abdulmumit on the Significance of Black August

In August 2020 the late Glen Ford spoke to former political prisoner Jihad Abdulmumit of the Jericho Movement about the origins and importance of Black August. Margaret Kimberley introduced their discussion.

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