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We cover 5 mechanisms colonial media uses to promote imperialist propaganda: (1) Stenographer for the State, (2) Selective Reporting, (3) Active vs Passive Language, (4) Dehumanizing Reporting, and (5) Information Control.

You can find the helpful "Don't Be A Copagandist!" resource at: https://www.interruptingcriminalization.com/projects-all/dont-be-a-copagandist-series

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Revolutionary African Perspectives (RAP) is a public affairs program on WRFG 89.3 Atlanta. Broadcasting politics, community, and revolutionary analysis every Monday 7-8 PM ET.  The show features guests ranging from cultural workers, political organizers, authors, and community members covering local, national, and international news. The hosts provide fresh and critical perspectives on the politics affecting the everyday lives of Black/African people. 

RAP was originally founded by former WRFG airshifter, longtime activist and cultural worker Sobukwe Shukura, in 2002. 

Listen live or check out old RAP episodes at: WRFG.ORG/RAP

They cover topics such as the Williams’ political and personal lives, and their exile in Cuba and China. The collaboration it took to bring this book the fruition and propaganda as a tool for liberation. They also talk about armed self-defense and the people involved in that movement during the Civil Rights Movement. 

To view a list of past programs, visit: https://wrfg.org/show/rap/

They also make connections to the U.S. Monroe Doctrine and U.S. imperialism across the Caribbean and Latin America including Nicaragua, Guatamala, and Haiti. The show includes an inciting speech give by former Prime Minister Maurice Bishop. 

To view a list of past programs, visit: https://wrfg.org/show/rap/

00:00 Crackdown on Foreign Students Supporting Terrorism

01:09 Domestic Terrorism Charges and High-Profile Cases

01:40 Controversial Arrests and Accusations of Terrorism

02:18 US Government's Stance on Terrorism

02:58 Debates on Innocence and Terrorism in Gaza

04:57 US Counterterrorism Policies and Global Impact

11:15 Repression of Black and Palestinian Resistance

18:34 Introduction to Groundings Podcast

20:20 Discussion on Black Scare and Red Scare

22:58 US Capitalist Racist Society Explained

32:05 True Americanism and Marginalization

43:09 Legacy of Black Scare and Red Scare

49:25 Intersection of Palestinian and Black Resistance

50:27 The Rise of Domestic Terrorism

51:57 The 1979 Turning Point

52:49 The Evolution of Terrorism Discourse

57:32 Anti-Communism as Governance

01:03:07 Believing Our Own Analysis

01:07:09 Defining Fascism and Its Implications

01:19:07 Strategies of Black Radical Resistance

01:23:05 Mutual Comradeship in Revolutionary Organizing

01:27:49 Closing Remarks and Shoutouts

The episode underscores the importance of reclaiming and teaching this history to understand ongoing struggles for African American liberation, and to understand the importance of studying and honoring African uprisings across our diaspora. 

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Song: "I Remember, I Believe" by Sweet Honey In The Rock [Listen Here]

Speech: Malcolm X, "We Are Africans" [Watch Here]

Poem: "The Language Poem" by Obi Egbuna Jr. [Watch Here]

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00:00 - Song & Introduction 

03:52 - Meet Erica: Community Organizer and Heritage Interpreter

05:57 - The Role of Heritage Interpreters

09:34 - Historical Context of the Stono Rebellion

10:09 - Catalysts and Conditions Leading to the Rebellion

18:42 - Risks and Consequences of the Uprising

22:48 - Cultural Retention and African Ancestry

35:23 - Timeline of Events of the Stono Rebellion

35:54  - The March Southward and Encounters and Resistance

41:22 - Legal Repercussions: The Negro Acts of 1740

44:44 - Mulatto Class and Social Dynamics

51:52 - Commemoration and Erasure of the Stono Rebellion

01:00:14 - Closing Thoughts and Reflections

Dartricia introduces herself as an oral historian, archivist, and organizer, and Musa talks about the educational mission and origins of Groundings. Also... how Musa hates podcasts. 

We tease upcoming episodes on topics like class warfare in Black Atlanta, harm reduction organizing, and historical African uprisings. 

The audio you hear at the end is Safiya Bukhari speaking in 1998 at the Jericho98 March On Washington [full speech here]. 

Provide feedback and suggestions at: musaspringer@pm.me

Support the pod: Patreon.com/HalfAtlanta

Find all past episodes of RAP or listen live Mondays at 7pm EST at: https://wrfg.org/rap/

Clip:

Kwame Ture on Frantz Fanon and Pan-Africanism 

Music:

Manzel Tala by Edmond Mondésir

Frantz Fanon 1952 by Jacques Coursil

The Middle East is On Fire Because Israeli and U.S. Imperialism Lit the Match — The Black Alliance for Peace [Statement]

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This audio is from a live recording on Monday, April 21, 2025 from 7pm to 8pm on WRFG Atlanta 89.3 FM.

Co-hosts: Dartricia, Steven, and Musa
Co-producer: Leyla and Taylor

This episode includes reflections on the historic tactics to counter the Confederate Memorial Day Rally at Stone Mountain. It also features co-host Musa's recent targeting and detainment by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in early April after international travel. RAP interviewed special guest, Atlanta rapper Khamansha Raphael and played exclusive unreleased tracks from his forthcoming album. The show concluded with a lifting up of Political Prisoner, Imam Jamil Al-Amin who is suffering from poor health in prison for fighting for the liberation of all-oppressed peoples.

For more information, including an archive index of past RAP programs, please visit https://wrfg.org/rap/

Hosts: Dartricia, Musa, and Steven
Producers: Leyla and Taylor

RAP, Revolutionary African Perspectives, is a public affairs program airing every Monday from 7pm to 8pm EST.

For more information, including an archive index of past RAP programs, or to listen to episodes live each week, visit https://wrfg.org/rap/

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In this episode we talk about the Bowen Homes housing projects, Andre Dickens' run for reelection, Walter Rodney's How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, and Cuba's initiative for sustainable power grid.

The conversation covers:
✔️ The history of U.S. involvement in Korea, from colonial division to present-day occupation
✔️ The U.S. Out of Korea campaign and its goals
✔️ How Korea remains a key front in U.S. imperialist strategies against China and the Global South
✔️ The economic and social impact of U.S. military presence in South Korea
✔️ The role of South Korea in supporting Zionism vs. the DPRK’s solidarity with oppressed peoples
✔️ How listeners can support Korean sovereignty and anti-imperialist struggles globally

Key Timecodes & Highlights

[00:02:10] – Guest introduction: Haruki Eda’s background as a third-generation Zainichi Korean
[00:06:35] – Introduction to Nodutdol for Korean Community Development and its mission
[00:10:20] – The launch of the U.S. Out of Korea campaign: reasons, objectives, and demands
[00:18:50] – The staggering U.S. military presence in Korea: 28,500 troops & 73 bases
[00:25:40] – How the U.S. uses war games and economic subjugation to control Korea
[00:32:15] – The Korean War: A genocidal attack on Korea’s sovereignty
[00:40:30] – The IMF crisis: How U.S.-imposed neoliberal policies shaped modern South Korea
[00:47:50] – U.S. military crimes in Korea and the role of the UN Command
[00:54:05] – The attempted martial law in South Korea: what happened & why it matters
[01:02:15] – The role of South Korea in supporting Zionism and military-industrial expansion
[01:10:50] – How the DPRK has historically supported African, Palestinian, and anti-imperialist struggles
[01:18:40] – Why the Korean struggle is central to the broader fight against U.S. imperialism

Resources & Further Reading

📌 U.S. Out of Korea Campaign – Website here
📌 Groundings: Juche & Firsthand Account of DPRK episode – Listen here
📌 BDS Korea – Website here
📌 Korea Peace Now Report on U.S. Sanctions – Read here

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Dr. Gerald Horne discusses his new book, "Armed Struggle: Panthers and Communists, Black Nationalists and Liberals in southern California, Through the Sixties and Seventies."

Please forgive the minor audio issues here and there. 

Onyesonwu Chatoyer joins as a co-host .

The Walter Rodney speech can be found in full here. 

Check out Liberation Through Reading here. 

Listeners will gain insight into Baba Masai's enduring dedication to justice, his role in shaping movements against political repression, and his advocacy for prisoners' rights. We talk about the examples he set in his actions, the importance of inter-generational knowledge community, and how we can continue to honor and uplift his legacy through our organizing.

"Masai worked for the liberation of his people for over 50 years, and held a profound presence in the multiple organizations he was in. A co-defendant of Safiyah Bukhari captured by police in 1973 as a BLA member, Masai began working with the American Friends Services Committee (AFSC) and was staff of the AFSC’s Criminal Justice Program in Newark, NJ after being released from 14 years of prison in Virginia. At AFSC, Masai worked to close security housing units and end torture against imprisoned people through AFSC’s Prison Watch Program. At the time of his passing, Masai was also the current Co-Minister of Information for the Provisional Government of the Republic of New Afrika, an advisory board member ofThe Jericho Movementworking on the Jericho Medical Project for both state and federal prisoners, and was supporting the Prison and Gang Program of Al-Ummah and the Imam Jamil (Al-Amin) Action Network." — Critical Resistance 

You can read more about Baba Masai here. 

You can find Anoa here.

You can find the Jericho Movement for Political Prisoners here.

Learn more about how you can support Samidoun here. 

Check out the Palestinian Youth Movement here. 

Read "Uncle, Give Me A Cigarette" here. 

Support the podcast at Patreon.com/HalfAtlanta or by purchasing a copy of Alive & Paranoid for an incarcerated comrade.

These are just a handful of important questions that Hiram Rivera, Executive Director at the Community Resource Hub for Safety & Accountability answers in his conversation with co-hosts Erica Caines and Musa Springer. 

Support Erica's Patreon here. 

Support Musa's Patreon here. 

Intro/Outro Music: "Black History Year" prod. by Epik The Dawn.

He also answers some questions submitted by Patreon subscribers! If you enjoyed this 'bonus' episode, consider checking out our Patreon at Patreon.com/Halfatlanta, where more of these special episodes are posted every month, and where subscribers can submit questions to podcast episodes. 

Tune in, let me know you're thoughts, and share + rate the episode 5 stars if you enjoyed it. 

We expected about 40 people to show up, and instead nearly 100 did, and we had people sitting on the floors, in people's laps, and even 4 rows of chairs outside the room in the hallway listening. 

The panel was hosted by WRFG, Artists Against Apartheid, Atlanta Radical Art Collective, and the Black Alliance for Peace Atlanta. The audio has been lightly edited for time purposes, and to make it a better listening experience. 

We opened up with a series of readings from poets, which I unfortunately had to condense due to time constraints. If yall would like a 'bonus' episode with the full poetry readings, let me know.

Poets: Stephen Foster Smith, W.J. Lofton, Aurielle Marie

Panelists: Lulu Ali Amar, Umaymah, Rozina Shiraz Gilani, Musa Springer, Jasmine Nicole Williams (moderator)

Enjoy!

In a recent article, Nick writes: "The way Leonard Peltier tells it, he was a criminal the day he was born — but not by choice. The seventy-eight-year-old Anishinaabe and Dakota elder says his “aboriginal sin” was being born Indian in a country founded on Indians’ forced disappearance."

Nick Estes is an Indigenous organizer, journalist, and historian, and a citizen of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe. He is a co-founder of The Red Nation and Red Media, and the author of Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance.

Check out the International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee and get involved here. 

Consider supporting the Groundings Podcast at Patreon.com/HalfAtlanta.

Dr. Umoja provides a comprehensive understanding of the COINTELPRO program, its inception, and first-hand account of its impact on Black liberation movements in the US. The episode begins with a discussion about Assata Shakur, a prominent figure within the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army, and her experiences with COINTELPRO.

Dr. Umoja shares his insights on the counterintelligence and counterinsurgency tactics used by the FBI to disrupt and neutralize Black nationalist movements, and how these tactics are relevant and still in use today. He also discusses the discovery of the COINTELPRO program and the subsequent congressional hearings that confirmed its existence.

Dr. Horne discusses what slave resistance in Cuba looked like, the Haitian Revolution's deep significance and far-reaching impact on the Caribbean, and the surprising connections between Confederate slaveowners and the white Cubans who fled the island following the revolution in 1959. We also discuss the African nature of the Cuban Revolution (yes, it was an African revolution), the result of anti-communism and anti-Blackness on the island prior to the Cuban Revolution, and the long history of strong solidarity from Cuba to the African world.

This episode invites you to reflect on the historical threads that continue to weave the contemporary social and political fabrics, not only in Cuba but in the broader context of African liberation and international relations. 

Check out Dr. Horne's book "Race to Revolution" here and "The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century" here. 

The clip you hear at the end of El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz describing his meeting with Fidel Castro can be found here. 

Considering support Groundings on Patreon here.

Formerly known as H. Rap Brown, Imam Jamil Al-Amin was once one of the Amerika's most well-known Black revolutionary activists. A former member of SNCC, Jamil Al-Amin was framed for a crime in 2000, and despite a mountain of evidence showing his innocence, he's sat as a political prisoner ever since. 

Baba Bilal Sunni-Ali discusses the legal matters related to Al-Amin's case, the current movement to free him, and the impact he had on several communities, including Atlanta's West End neighborhood. 

To get involved and support the campaign to free Imam Jamil Al-Amin, check out: www.imamjamilactionnetwork.org

Also, consider supporting the podcast at Patreon.com/Halfatlanta

You can access the clip you hear of Jamil Al-Amin speaking here. 

Jay and Rock discuss the recent movement to free Sundiata, as his parole approaches, what his organizing and activism has looked like, who he is as a person, the role of jailhouse lawyers, and how the listeners can get involved to bring him home. 

Visit SundiataJawanza.com for more information and to get involved. 

Visit Patreon.com/Halfatlanta to support the podcast. 

Too Black gives us a play-by-play of the day's events, highlighting the importance of unity among prisoners in making the rebellion, and we learn how Cole and Trotter managed to bring everyone together and prevent the situation from escalating into something much worse. We also discuss their decision to call Black radio stations and newspapers for help, warning them that their lives were in danger if they didn't intervene; examine the 14 demands  they issued which were eventually met; and why this event became known as "Indiana's Attica." Despite their heroic actions to save a Black man's life from racist prison guards, both Cole and Trotter remain incarcerated to this day. As we wrap up our conversation, we share resources for listeners who want to learn more about the Pendleton 2 and get involved in supporting their cause. 

Please visit Pendleton2.com to learn more, watch the new documentary, and get involved. 

Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon at patreon.com/halfatlanta.

Throughout the episode, we delve into the creative process behind "Nation Time," discussing the themes, concepts, and inspirations that shaped the album. We examine the samples used throughout the project, including speeches from influential figures like Amiri Baraka, Malcolm X, Tupac Shakur, and Edward Onaci. Additionally, we take a closer look at the album's bibliography and its connection to the politically conscious roots of hip-hop, with standout tracks like "Black Belt Thesis" and "Devil in the Details."

Read the full Nation Time bibliography.

Check out more music from the PushSoul Collective.

Support the Groundings podcast on Patreon.

Buy prints from Musa's shop, which helps support the podcast.

We dive into Cop City origins, Kamau explains that the idea of the facility started prior to the 2020 uprisings, but after the uprisings, it was brought forth and rushed to the public. The name "Cop City" was coined by local organizers and residents who saw the development as a form of repression and response to the uprisings. We then look at the many organizing efforts against Cop City, and Kamau emphasizes that the community has been active in opposing the development and has formed various coalitions to mobilize against it. 

This is the first time that 'domestic terrorism' charges have been used against protesters in this way, and it's also the first time an environmental activist, young Tortuguita, has been killed by polcie in the U.S. We talk about the incredibly damning legal and political implications of all this. 

• Patreon.com/HalfAtlanta
• Community Movement Builders - Stop Cop City 
• Intro audio by Big Twen
• #StopCopCity Week of Action
• 11Alive audio clip
• Andre Dickens doesn't like being called a "sellout"
• Atlanta Mayor Sleeping During Cop City Forum
• February 4th Statement from Tortuguita's Family
• On James Baldwin and the Atlanta Child Murders
• Pigs Have Higher Rates of Domestic Violence Than Other Professions

Muntaqim joins the show to discuss his revolutionary life, his long history of organizing for incarcerated people, and his own political incarceration. We also get into a crucial paradox: the imagery of the Black Panthers is very popular now, with capitalists like Beyonce and Marvel profiting from the aesthetics of the organization, while the actual lives of surviving Black Panthers themselves are disregarded. We also discuss the Mutual Aid for Veteran Black Panther Party Members fund that Muntaqim organized alongside Kamau Franklin, which helps give material support to veterans of the Black liberation struggle each month. 

[This episode was originally recorded in February, so some dates and time-sensitive mentions may be outdated.] 

Support the Mutual Aid for Veteran Black Panther Party Members here. 

Support the podcast on Patreon here.

Read the findings of the 2021 International Tribunal On U.S. Human Rights Abuses Against Black, Brown, and Indigenous Peoples here. 

Purchase of a copy of the third edition of We Are Our Own Liberators: Selected Prison Writings here. 

Visit the Jericho Movement website here. 

Intro audio sourced from the 2002 documentary by Eve Goldberg and Claude Marks, based on an interview done in August 2000 by John O'Reilly and Nina Dibner, Jalil Muntaqim - Voice of Liberation.

Music by the homie JayOhAye. 

Check out the decolonial feminist collective at instagram.com/decolonialfeministcollective / 

The music you hear was produced by the homie JayOhAye , support them at www.jayohaye.com / 

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We put this decision by SCOTUS into the overall political context, discussing how it relates to other fascist assaults on TLGBQ rights, and is part of a larger fascist 'backlash.' We also discuss maternal health internationally, why a people-centered human rights framework is vital, and the power of mutual aid and other grassroots organizing in the face of state violence. 

ARC-Southeast

Palmetto State Abortion Fund

Las LIBRES: La Historia Después (Documentary)

Accompaniment (Documentary)

What Is People(s)-Centered Human Rights?

Decolonial Feminist Collective

Dr. Horne also candidly reflects on his own writing process, how he’s such a prolific and productive writer and activist, and the stakes of doing rigorous work as a peoples historian. Give it a listen and let us know your thoughts in the comments!

Audio snippets heard in the episode:

Kwame Ture on The History of Pan Africanism

Walter Rodney - Crisis in the Periphery: Africa and the Caribbean

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If you enjoyed the episode, consider subscribing to Dev's Patreon [here] to support the show and get access to extras. 

Music by the comrade JayOhAye. 

Actor, director, and producer Onuora Abuah helps us make sense of all this and much more in this conversation. 

You can find Onuora's outstanding documentary work on YouTube here, or at KweliTV here. 

If you enjoyed the episode, consider subscribing to Dev's Patreon here to support the show. 

Music by the comrade JayOhAye. 

In the opening, you will hear an excerpt from a speech given by Shirley Graham Du Bois in 1970 at UCLA. You can listen to the full speech here. 

To support the podcast, consider becoming a monthly patron at Patreon.com/Halfatlanta. 

To support Erica Caines, consider becoming a monthly patron at Patreon.com/Rickii.

Shout out to the homie JayOhAye for providing music for season 4 of Groundings; check out more of their work here. 

This episode was recorded using SquadCast. 

Writer and organizer Q. Anthony Omene joins us to discuss this and much more, in the first episode of Groundings season 4. 

You will also hear archival audio from Walter Rodney, which can be found in full here.

Hosts:

Darien

Dev

Support:

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Make sure you check out Belly of the Beast's work on YouTube here, and follow them on Twitter as well here. 

#EndTheBlockade #UnblockCuba #CubaSíBloqueoNo

Music: "(DRILL) CUBAN DRILL - LATIN Brass Sax by Dios Mio Beats"

Palestinian-American medical worker and community organizer Abu Shawarib joins as co-host. 

This is a special bonus episode of season 3 in collaboration with Mondoweiss, an independent website devoted to informing readers about developments in occupied Palestine and related US foreign policy.

Felicia Denaud joins as co-host. 

The beat you hear was produced by JayOhAye, and you can hear more here. 

The painting on the cover art is "J.D. McClain’s Day in Court" (1970) by Jeff Donaldson.

If you enjoyed the episode, consider supporting on Patreon here. 

We then speak on her decades-long work in preserving Walter Rodney's legacies, as well as the trouble that sometimes comes along with that. 

The first audio you will hear is a scene from the Malcolm X movie, the second audio clip is Angela Davis discussing the relationship between capitalism and racism. 

You will hear interlude audio of Nina Simone discussing the role of artists, and of a clip contrasting the political orientations of Tupac Shakur and Young Thug. 

If you enjoy the episode make sure to rate it 5 stars, subscribe and share. 

Also, consider supporting patreon.com/HalfAtlanta.

They discuss the process of 'community filmmaking' that helped create the film, the role of capital in dictating creative directing choices, the importance of Black film and narrative-shaping, the Gerima  legacy of filmmaking and community building, the power of DC's go-go music, and much more.  

Moreover, she also talks about 'academic McCarthyism', academic celebrities, ideological battles, and the current state of Black Studies. 

[cover image: student activist Don McAllister beaten bloodied and arrested by pigs during San Francisco State College protests, 1968]

We discuss the struggle around the struggle against the construction of a $95 million cop academy in Chicago, the many movements and educational moments birthed from this struggle, and how individuals like Mayor Lori Lightfoot represent the 'Black misleadership class'.

You will here audio from a 2017 Chicago City Council meeting which can be found here. In this audio clip you will also hear chants stating "NTA is here to stay" - you can find out more details about that chant and the struggle surrounding it here. You can also learn more about LVEJO's ight against environmental racism here. 

You can find more of Benji's work at Benjihart.com.

If you enjoyed the episode, consider supporting the podcast on Patreon here. Money goes to transcription of episodes (releasing soon!), production assistance, equipment, and more to keep the show running. 

Throughout the episode, you will hear the following audio clips:

• Leroy Moore discussing the erasure of Emmett Till's disability 
• Members of Fairfax County, Virginia, at a public forum following the killing of Natasha McKenna
• Jennifer Msumba describing the abuse faced at the Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton, Mass.

Cover image: “Back of the Neck,” (1983) by Jean-Michel Basquiat 
 

Then we hear from author, professor, and longtime activist Johanna Fernández, who has spent nearly two decades working on the campaign to free Mumia and all political prisoners. We discuss what it is about Mumia specifically that makes millions around the world demand his freedom, why this new generation of activists and everyone else has a moral duty to free political prisoners, and why the creation of political prisoners inevitably means the ruling class shooting themselves in the foot.

Mumia is arguably the most recognized political prisoner in the world, having served three decades on death row for a crime he was framed for. Millions across the world have read and engaged with his writings, listened to his audio analyses from incarceration, and found clarity in the always stellar commentary in his multiple top telling books. As we discuss abolition, tearing down prisons, defunding the police, and all related topics, it's imperative that we continue to uplift the fight to free all political prisoners, including Mumia. You can find out how to donate, write letters to, and spread the word for Mumia's freedom here. 

You will hear an audio interlude which includes clips from old news coverage of the cases of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Assata Shakur, Jamil Al-Amin, Herman Bell, and Angela Davis.

// Transition music produced by 23djTbone 

We speak about Du Bois, the many ways his ideological positions shifted over the century (!) he lived, where Du Bois fell short and where he accelerates, how to position him between Pan-Africanism, communism, and Black Nationalism, his internationalist politic, and much more!

Throughout the episode you will hear excerpts from his speech "Socialism and the American Negro" given in 1960. You can read the speech here. 

You can purchase Charisse's book here. 

Support their fundraiser here. You can read Safiyah Bukhari's The War Before here, and George Jackson's Soledad Brother here. 

Audio samples used:

1. Assata Shakur, Eyes of the Rainbow
2. Mumia Abu-Jamal, Safiyah Bukhari: Lioness for Liberation
3. Fred Hampton, On the Importance of Education
4. Ericka Huggins, On Meditation

Fernandez recently publish The Young Lords: A Radical History, a groundbreaking and foundational new book which compiles 20 years of research to create the authoritative history of the Young Lords. In our conversation we discuss the roots of the Young Lords organization, how they transformed from a street gang to revolutionary socialist organization, the political and ideological motivations of the group, why they took a specific, relevant focus on health issues, and much more. 

The poem you hear recited throughout the episode is titled "Puerto Rican Obituary",  written and performed by the late Pedro Pietri, poet, activist, former Young Lord, and one of the founding members of the Nuyorican Movement. 

If you enjoyed this episode, consider purchasing Johanna's book and support her work, and you can also support the host on Patreon as well. 

Audio used throughout the episode was provided graciously by Eva Dickerson, activist, educator, and all around comrade. Watch the full video in which this audio is from here. 

Some of the books mentioned in the episode:

Rashad Shabazz, Spatializing Blackness: Architectures of Confinement and Black Masculinity in Chicago

Lester K. Spence, Knocking the Hustle: Against the Neoliberal Turn in Black Politics

Saidiya Hartman, Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Social Upheaval

Reasearcher, writer, and organizer Zeyad El Nabolsy discusses Cabral's approach to culture and cultural liberation, dispels some eurocentric and racist myth surrounding Cabral's legacy, and looks at Cabral's relationship to Marxism.

You can find Zeyad's essays we reference here, as well as the essay by Blaut here which he mentions towards the end.

Intro/outro audio: Angela Davis on Amilcar Cabral, 1973

You can support me at Patreon.com/HalfAtlanta, and follow me on Twitter @halfatlanta.

Keith is being framed for murder by the Baltimore police and the state of Baltimore.

Police shot at Keith over 44 times, hitting him in the face and neck.

Keith has been in jail for a crime he didn't commit since 2015.

Keith has been through FOUR trials because Marilyn Mosby, the state attorney, is determined to see him behind bars.

Keith was the first high-profile police in shooting in Baltimore since Freddie Gray, and because Marilyn Mosby gave the allusion (at the time) of accountability for Freddie Gray's murder, she's now being as hard on Keith as possible to win back the trust of police, police unions, and prosecutors.

Virtually all evidence — surveillance footage, ballistics reports, firearms reports, firearms registries, witness testimonies — show that Keith is innocent.

Keith's wife, Kelly, was on the phone with him when police began to fire over 44 rounds at him. She has fought relentlessly to free him since that day.

We get into all of these details, the context for his involvement, who he is, the lies and scandal and coverup surrounding his case, in this episode.

You can donate to Keith's family here.

You can follow Bilphena and Amelia as well.

I speak with lawyer, activist, and director of the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti Brian Concannon, who gives a general overview of why Haitians are protesting, and how the corrupt and violent Moïse government has remained in power with support from Western empires like the US. Then we discuss the connection between the protests in Haiti and the imperialist aggression on Venezuela, and we compare the stark differences in Western media attention to both situations.

The struggle in Haiti is ongoing, and independent media outlets like the Haiti Info Project are critical to understanding what's happening on the ground there. Please follow and support their work!

If you like the podcast, make sure you subscribe, share it, and tweet at @halfatlanta to let Devyn know! You can also support the podcast efforts at Patreon.com/HalfAtlanta.

First I speak with Christina Schiavoni, scholar and activist who deals with issues of food, food sovereignty, and agriculture. Her work in Venezuela has been very important to dispelling misinformation about food, food shortages, and agricultural production in Venezuela, as well as the great strides towards food sovereignty that the Bolivarian Revolution has made. We specifically reference an essay of hers titled "The Politics of Food in Venezuela" that masterfully combats myths and intentional misinformation surrounding the subject.

Then Jeanette Charles of Venezuelanalysis.com interviews Dr. Akinyele Umoja, head of Georgia State University's Black Studies department and co-founder of the Malcom X Grassroots Movement. Akinyele is a friend of the Walter Rodney Foundation and has an incredible ability to tie relevant historical information in Black history with the social, political, and cultural movements of today. In this interview he discusses the long history of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement doing solidarity work with Afro-Venezuelans, how the Bolivarian Revolution was a Black revolution, and how the government has taken great strides to help African people both in Venezuela and throughout the entire diaspora. Dr. Umoja has traveled several times to Venezuela, including for the International Meeting on Reparations for African peoples which was held in Caracas.

A very special thank you to Jonathan Chai-Chang Azterbaum, who did post-production for this episode, as well as part 1. If you missed part 1, where we cover the grassroots activist perspectives of the importance of the Bolivarian Revolution and elections in Venezuela, you can listen here.

For part one, you will hear an interview with Jeanette Charles from Venezuelanalysis.com, who gives a general overview of what is occurring in Venezuela: Western governments, lead by the U.S., supporting a coup attempt by an unelected representative of an elite opposition party. Then we speak with human rights lawyer and author Dan Kovalik, who was an official observer of Venezuela's elections, who discusses the important process of elections and the trend of U.S. election meddling across the world.

• Intro sound: "La Alborada"
• Interview with Jeanette Charles
• Transition sound: "La Alborada"
• Interview with Dan Kovalik

Then he explains what ecological catastrophe like global warming could mean for the Global South if left in our current state of global capitalism, and we explore revolutionary, agricultural alternatives to the Green New Deal that have emerged from the Third World. In short, full decolonization marks the future of hope in combating global ecological catastrophe.

Finally, we end on a conversation about food and agricultural sovereignty before Samir Amin's 'delinking' theory, which Ajl wrote about here, and says can be a powerful model for moving forward.

We also discuss the recent mass shootings at a synagogue in Pittsburgh and a Kroger in Kentucky, specifically how these two incidents are connected by similar white supremacist violence and how Rebecca, as someone who is both Jewish and Black, was impacted by these events. Then we briefly cover the legacy of Black-Palestinian solidarity.

You can find Rebecca's documentary work here, follow her on Facebook here, and on twitter @Aptly_engineerd.

This is one of my favorite episodes yet; a conversation which dives deep into the world and currently contemptuous debates occurring in Black Studies, however discussed without leaving unfamiliar listeners behind—we make sure at every step to explain the contexts and meaning to what we're discussing.

A few of the books mentioned:

• Black Star, Crescent Moon by Sohail Daulatzai
• Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life by Karen & Barbara Fields
• Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon

In this episode, Native activist and writer Dani Miller breaks down the various ways that the brand identity of Coca-Cola, a brand known and admired worldwide, is built on a mountain of anti-Indigenous tropes, racism, and what she calls "conglomerate imperialism." She then discusses the need for a Native anti-imperialist perspective, connecting Indigenous struggles in the U.S. to struggles globally, and explores how normalizing the racist, imperialist marketing tactics of corporations like Coca-Cola has material impacts on Indigenous communities everywhere.

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Then Jared discusses prison strikes, both the ways they come about and how incarcerated revolutionaries sustain them. Finally, Jared gives us the context of the upcoming nationwide #August21 prison strike. Then, Jared gives context to the #August21 nationwide prison strike and how folks can find ways to get involved.

This episode is in collaboration with and cross-posted between the #GroundingsPodcast (which you can support here) and Millennials Are Killing Capitalism (which you can support here).

Mohammed, who is from Ghana, discusses his journey of coming to the US, the difficulties he has faced being a Black, Muslim immigrant in jail, the impact incarceration has on mental health, and the impossible challenges he has faced in trying to navigate the US immigration system.

The Richard, from Jamaica, discusses the inhumane conditions they face within the jails/detention centers, the legal battles that he has endured, and how these issues of immigration specifically impact African and Caribbean immigrants.

Finally we end with an interview with Kevin Caron, a local Atlanta organizer and abolitionist who does tremendous work with detained immigrants and throughout many immigrant communities. Kevin works with both Georgia Detention Watch and A World Without Police.

[DISCLAIMER: This interview was recorded in the beginning of May, and a few weeks after this interview was recorded we got word that Mohammed was freed in June and has safely returned to his home in Ghana.]

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An Interview with Asha Rodney, scholar-activist, lawyer, and youngest child of Walter Rodney. Asha discusses the assassination of her father by the hands of an immensely repressive Guyanese government in 1980, describes what a "groundings" session is, and gives us suggestions for how to implement her father's work and legacy in our organizing today.

Asha Rodney, along with the rest of the Rodney family, has spent many years seeking justice for the assassination of her father, the revolutionary Walter Rodney. Walter Rodney was assassinated in 1980 by an explosive device which was hidden in a walkie-talkie, provided to him by Gregory Smith who was later revealed to have been an operative for the Guyanese government. Asha covers not only meticulous details of her father's assassination, but describes the political climate and context in which it occurred: an incredibly repressive, western-backed regime eliminating and outlawing all forms of dissent.

Along with covering the assassination, Asha also teaches us about the process of investigation surrounding the assassination; the decades it took to have an official commission of inquiry into Walter's murder, the hundreds of Guyanese people who testified for the commission of inquiry, how incredibly damning the results of the investigation are, and just how hard the Guyanese government has tried to suppress this information.

Finally, Asha brings this fight for justice to the current day and discusses why the commission of inquiry, as well as Walter Rodney's assassination, are very important for activists and organizers around the world. We then discuss the 'groundings' concept, and putting Walter's theories into practice.

The day after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced the travel ban for US citizens to North Korea, Derek Ford traveled to the country on a fact-finding delegation. In this episode, he shares many of those firsthand experiences with me, and discusses how what he saw in person was quite different from the propaganda he'd been told in the US.

Along with this he discusses the 'Juche' ideology, which is essentially the guiding philosophical ideology of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and gives a quick history lesson on both the Juche ideology and the country itself.

Sobukwe Shukur is a multi-media cultural worker, the host of the Revolutionary African Perspectives radio show on Georgia's independent WRFG station, a cadre and organizer in Nkrumah’s brainchild, the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party (A-APRP) and a former chair of the National Network On Cuba (NNOC).

The conversation begins with Sobukwe setting the context for the Black Arts Movement, one of global Black political consciousness at its height, before diving into first-hand experiences as a school student during the early 1960s before transforming into an organizer and cultural worker within the movement itself. In discussing the politics of the Black Arts Movement, he discusses how various ideologies existed simultaneously, at times in conflict, and how this was embraced and seen through the act of a multi-plural cultural revolution that took place. In the final third of the interview we discuss the legacy of the Black Arts Movement; how it has influenced us today compared to the Harlem Renaissance, and how Black arts of today reflect a deeply different dominant ideology being reflected in the art.