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We speak with Darryl Jenkins of the One People’s Project about white supremacists in Philadelphia. We also play an array of speeches from iconic figures, Immortal Technique, Fannie Lou Hammer, Sister Souljah and Reverend Jeremiah Wright.
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In the astonishingly gripping Let the Fire Burn, director Jason Osder has crafted that rarest of cinematic objects – a found-footage film that unfurls with the tension of a great thriller. On May 13, 1985, a longtime feud between the city of Philadelphia and controversial radical urban group Move came to a deadly climax. By … Continued
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We speak with Mike Africa Sr. Mike Africa Sr., a member of the MOVE 9, was released from prison on Oct. 23rd, 2018, after spending 40 years behind bars. Mike Africa Sr., along with eight others were unjustly convicted and sentenced to 30 to 100 years in prison following the 1978 police attack on the … Continued
Why are the only school districts taken over by state governments those with mostly Black and Latino students, and what does all this have to do with privatization and gentrification? The Houston teachers union is suing the state of Texas to stop the takeover of their school district on the basis that it is a … Continued
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DARNELL L. MOORE “No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America” What happens to the black boys who come of age in neglected, heavily policed, and economically desperate cities that the War on Drugs and mass incarceration have created? How do they learn to live, love, and grow up? Where … Continued
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We speak with activist about the racial profiling and arrest of two Black men in a Philadelphia Starbucks. Later we speak with an attorney for the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) about Syria. image credit @ Jason Hargrove, flickr – featured image image credit @ video still
No Moore! Doug Jones Rides GOP Storm to Senate in Victory That Could Add Momentum to #MeToo Movement; FCC Set to Roll Back Digital Civil Rights with Thursday’s Vote to Repeal Net Neutrality; Major Education Victory in Philadelphia as Parents, Teachers & Activists Reclaim Control of Schools.
No Moore! Doug Jones Rides GOP Storm to Senate in Victory That Could Add Momentum to #MeToo Movement; FCC Set to Roll Back Digital Civil Rights with Thursday’s Vote to Repeal Net Neutrality; Major Education Victory in Philadelphia as Parents, Teachers & Activists Reclaim Control of Schools.
