Lolita Lebrón and George Jackson Remembered

Aug. 2 | Jazz and Justice came to an end today with a final show dedicated to the legacy of Black August.  We were joined by Greg Thomas and Rosa Clemente who discussed with us the legacies of Lolita Lebron and George Jackson.  We heard audio from the Freedom...

Happy Black August!

Aug. 1 | Happy Black August!  From the VoxUnion archives, August 4, 2008.  This week, and with the help of the powerful CD from the Freedom Archives, we paid tribute to George Jackson, Black August, political prisoners and continued struggle.  In Part ONE hear...

Attack on Sub-Consciousness

Apr. 28 | As the movement for Trans-Atlantic slavery reparations gathers steam, the opposition is busy waging a strategic battle for the sub-consciousness of slavery’s victims. Reels of film are being thrown into production to depict Africa’s part in...

Political Imprisonment and Mass Incarceration

Apr. 25 | Political imprisonment and mass incarceration continue to as plagues among Black, Latino and poor communities in the United States.  Below are discussions of the subject from the points of view of activists, academics and from current political prisoner,...

A Black August Critique of Obama: An Audio Collage

Aug. 31 | This week we offered an audio collage which moved from the historic to the contemporary always with an eye on updating ideas of progressive politics.  We attempted to put the modern day criticism of Obama, that offered by the progressive leftist John...

Tupac Shakur: Shadow Revolutionary

Aug. 8 | The Black August Planning Committee organized a day-long symposium, part of their month-long Black August programming, commemorating Tupac Shakur and the tradition of political struggle from which he came.  This often unknown legacy continues to weaken...

Black August and the Communist Revolution with Carl Dix

Aug. 3 | Carl Dix, national spokesman for the Revolutionary Communist Party, U.S.A., joined this week’s “redux” to discuss race, class, communism and revolution.  Our discussion covered everything from the history of Black August and the mission...

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

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

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...