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Archive for August, 2008

New Age Enslavement

New Age Enslavement

Aug. 31 | “Forget about HAL-like robots enslaving humankind a few decades from now, the takeover is already underway. The agents of this unwelcome revolution aren’t strong AIs, but “bots”– autonomous programs that have insinuated themselves into the...

Jazz & Justice – Obama, Labor and the African World

Jazz & Justice – Obama, Labor and the African World

Aug. 30 | The Hope Bong described in the pages of Black Agenda Report was packed and everyone in Denver was in the cipher. But what do we get for it? This Labor Day Special Jazz and Justice “redux” featured Bill Fletcher, Green Party Vice-Presidential...

Liberated Masses Media

Liberated Masses Media

Aug. 25 | Think It Ain’t Illegal Yet! – Parliament Funkadelic Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. SHARETHIS.addEntry({...

Political Prisoners and Black August

Political Prisoners and Black August

Aug. 25 | In this final Jazz and Justice “redux” tribute to Black August we were joined by attorney Thomas Ruffin and Dr. Mark Bolden for a discussion of political prisoners. MP3 Download Part 1 / Part 2 Stream entire program: Audio clip: Adobe Flash...

The Haitian Revolution Meets Black August

The Haitian Revolution Meets Black August

Aug. 18 | During this week’s Jazz and Justice “redux” we were joined by Dr. Mark Bolden who hosted a discussion of the Haitian Revolution and its relationship to Black August with Kwao Agyeiman live in studio and Brother Asukile via phone. Heard...

The MC – Black August Celebration

The MC – Black August Celebration

Aug. 11 | It’s time once again to rally round the red, black and green and celebrate Black August, a time when we remember that our liberation in the new world so far has been by our own efforts to shake off oppression by any means necessary. So this week...

The MC – Trading Back to Africa

The MC – Trading Back to Africa

Aug. 1 | Today, August 1st is Emancipation Day in much of the Caribbean and many are thinking about our survival of the horrors of slavery and the Trans-Atlantic slave trade up until the 19th century. For many of us Africans in the Diaspora, the thought of going...