Assata Shakur, the Black revolutionary and freedom fighter who found political asylum in socialist Cuba, passed away on September 25. Her life and struggle continue to inspire generations of young organizers, especially Black activists in the United States. On today’s episode, we remember her with gratitude.
We’ll speak with Mama Ayanna, longtime Oakland-based healer, activist, and cultural anchor whose work spans spiritual leadership, holistic health, and social justice. Rooted in ancestral wisdom and community care, she has led ceremonial healing circles, supported birth justice work, and helped to sustain revolutionary cultural practices such as Black August.
We’ll also speak with Thandizwe Chimurenga who is a journalist/author who covered the Oscar Grant trial for the SF Bayview and Oakland Local. Former free speech radio news correspondent, KPFK host and longtime community activist who is co-founder of Black August Los Angeles.
Also Malkia Devich-Cyril, activist, writer and public speaker on issues of digital rights, narrative power, Black liberation and collective grief. Devich-Cyril is also the founding and former Executive Director of MediaJustice.
And finally, Kali Akuno, seasoned organizer, educator, and writer at the forefront of movements for Black self-determination, economic democracy, and ecological justice. He is co-founder and co-director of Cooperation Jackson, a visionary solidarity economy project anchored in Jackson, Mississippi, that builds networks of worker cooperatives, community land trusts, and democratic institutions.
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