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Counter-Intelligence Program, a conversation with Minister Christopher Muhammad

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On today’s program we speak with Minister Christopher Muhammad about government surveillance in the African American community. We also discuss an upcoming event titled, “The Counter Intelligence Program: Past, Present and Future. What The Community Needs to Know.” This talk is scheduled for this afternoon at 7pm at 5048 3rd & Revere in San Francisco, … Continued


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The Black Movement Law Project and The How Organizing in the 80’s Shaped 21st Policy.

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We sat down with longtime human rights lawyer Nicole Lee about the Black Movement-Law Project, which is an organization of Black Lawyers who are on the ground developing infrastructure and strategies for dealing with police terrorism. Lee who is the former President of Trans Africa talked to us about how some of the hot spots … Continued


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We speak with activists and organizers at the 2015 Black Lives Convening.

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On today’s program we continue with our coverage from the Movement for Black Lives Convention held in Cleveland, Ohio. On July24th -July 26th over two thousand people came together over the course of three days to plan, strategize, and build relationships across this movement. A movement that has galvanized international attention to the horrors of … Continued


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#SayHerName, An interview with April Martin and Oree Originol

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We spoke with filmmaker and documentarian April Martin and print artist Oree Originol about police terrorism, Black Lives Matter Movement and the intersection between Arts, Culture, Activism and Community. April Martin co-directed Cincinnati Goddamn. The film captures the personal trauma and civic unrest that followed the deaths of 15 African American men at the hands of … Continued


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The Murder of Jonathan Sanders and a look into the revolutionary history of Harriet Tubman

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Today on HKR, discuss the death of Jonathan Sanders, a 39-year-old black horseman, killed by strangulation due to Kevin Herrington, a white police officer, in Stonewall Mississippi placing a chokehold on the victim. We speak with attorneys Mr. CJ Lawrence and Mr. Chokwe Lumumba. Later Davey speaks with Ph.D Nicholas Maurice Young about the revolutionary … Continued


On today’s program we continue with our coverage from the Movement for Black Lives Convention held in Cleveland, Ohio. On July24th -July 26th over two thousand people came together over the course of three days to plan, strategize, and build relationships across this movement. A movement that has galvanized international attention to the horrors of … Continued


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The Movement for Black Lives

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The Movement for Black Lives held in Convention in Cleveland Ohio. We speak with Rosa Clemente and later listen to the Movement for Black Lives opening plenary. http://movementforblacklives.org/category/news/


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Justice Or Else! A discussion with Minister Muhammad.

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On today’s program Minister Muhammad talks about the upcoming Justice Or Else!” Conference set to take place on the 20th anniversary gathering of the Million Man March. The conference has been organized by the NOI to present grievances that the U.S. government should address. 


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Unlearning Whiteness an interview with Natasha Chart

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On today’s program we speak with Natasha Chart, the Director of Campaigns and Fundraising, RH Reality Check. She recently penned a commentary titled “It’s Not Black People Who Need to Change” for the online publication that examined the role of White people addressing injustices. Below is the link to her commentary: http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2015/06/30/black-people-need-change/