On July 6, freedom fighter and Black liberation activist Dr. Mutulu Shakur, transitioned. Here to discuss his life and legacy is Kalonji Jama Changa, an organizer, founder of the FTP Movement, and the co-chair of the Urban Survival and Preparedness Institute. Kalonji is also the co-founder of Black Power Media, author of the bestselling book, “How to Build a People’s Army” and co-producer of the documentary “Organizing is the New Cool”.
Follow Kalonji Changa on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kalonjichanga
The San Francisco Mime Troupe has launched its 64th season with a satirical piece that takes place in the Tenderloin of San Francisco, called Breakdown. We are joined this morning by Michael Gene Sullivan, the head writer for the San Francisco Mime Troupe Collective where he has been involved in writing over 25 plays, and has performed with all four of the Bay Area’s Tony award-winning theaters: American Conservatory Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theater, Theatreworks, and the San Francisco Mime Troupe. We are also joined by Kina Kantor, an actor with the SF Mime Troupe, who has worked extensively throughout the Bay Area’s theater spaces.
Check out the SF Mime Troupe’s website: https://www.sfmt.org/
Then we come back to Oakland, in conversation with Oakland’s Poet Laureate Ayodele Nzinga, whose theater company Lower Bottom Playaz has established its own black box theater.
Check out the Lower Bottom Playaz website: http://www.lowerbottomplayaz.com/
Our Resistance in Residence Artist this week is keyboard player, composer, and producer, with a brand new album called Shapes and Shades, Michael Louis Aaberg.
Check out Michael Louis‘ new album: https://michaellouis.bandcamp.com/album/shapes-shades
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