0:08 – Black History Month Special: films from the front lines
I am Somebody is a collection of three short documentary films by Madeline Anderson, recognized as the first black woman director of a documentary film. The collection includes Integration Report 1 (1960), A Tribute to Malcolm X (1967), and and I Am Somebody (1970) and brings viewers to the front lines of the fight for civil rights. Yours for a pledge of $150 to KPFA.
1:08 – Illustrated histories: the Great Migration and the life of Frederick Douglass
Blair Imani (@BlairImani) ‘s first book was Modern HERstory: Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History (2018). Her new book is Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and The Black American Dream (2020). She gave a KPFA talk on Wednesday Jan 15, hosted by Davey D. Yours for a pledge of $100 to KPFA.
David F Walker (@DavidWalker1201) is a writer, filmmaker and graphic artist. His latest book is The Life of Frederick Douglass: A Graphic Narrative of a Slave’s Journey from Bondage to Freedom. Yours for a pledge of $100 to KPFA.
Donate today and get both books, plus a pound of KPFA’s ‘Stay Woke’ Coffee made by Mother Tongue Coffee Roasters, for a pledge of $250.