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Spare The Kids: Why Whupping Black Children Won’t Save America by Stacey Patton and Malcolm X

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We speak with Stacey Patton, Ph.D about her book, Spare the Kids: Why Whupping Won’t Save Black America.  The book examines the unique cultural and historical specificity of corporal punishment in Black communities. Given the prevalence and acceptance of spanking in American culture, the discussion should be useful to a multitude of listeners. Later we listen to Malcolm X’s … Continued


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Malcolm X Speaks

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In today’s episode, host Davey D plays excerpts from Malcolm X’s speech on the Congo and his talk with James Baldwin regarding Muslims vs. Sit-ins. The Congo talk outlines Malcolm X’s belief on the Congo and US involvement there and the role that Blacks and Whites in the United States play in it all. The speech … Continued


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James Baldwin: I Am Not Your Negro

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In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, Remember This House. The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends—Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the the time of Baldwin’s death in … Continued


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James Baldwin: I Am Not Your Negro

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In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, Remember This House. The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends—Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the the time of Baldwin’s death in … Continued


This day, May 19th, marks the birthday of one of America’s most important voices, Malcolm X or Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz as he was known in the years prior to his death. Many years after the assassination of Malcolm X, “his voice, perspective still speaks truth to power. In many ways his analysis of America’s racial … Continued


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James Baldwin: I Am Not Your Negro

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In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, Remember This House. The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends—Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the the time of Baldwin’s death in … Continued


Hard Knock Radio

I Am Not Your Negro

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In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, Remember This House. The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends—Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the the time of Baldwin’s death in … Continued


In Your Ear

Black History Month Special

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A special Black History Month edition of In Your Ear featuring music and voices of resistance and revolution from the African American experience.  Paul Robeson, Archie Shepp, Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln, Malcolm X, and Nina Simone are among those featured.  Produced by Art Sato.


Open Up the Debates: Green Party’s Jill Stein Accuses Democrats & GOP of Rigging Debate Rule; Meet Ajamu Baraka: Green VP Candidate Aims to Continue the Legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois & Malcolm X; Green Party’s Jill Stein: U.S. Should Stop Funding Israel & Saudi Arabia;; Stein & Baraka to Bernie Sanders Supporters: Vote Green … Continued