When the Black Panther Party for Self Defense saw hungry kids in their community, they didn't wait for help from the outside forces like government agencies or charities. They fed the kids themselves.
In celebration of Women's History Month, oral historian Dartricia Rollins shares an audio clip of her conversation with movement leader and artist, Kai Lumumba Barrow.
notes from the undergound
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Author and poet Too Black returns to discuss the relationship between violent and nonviolent movements, and why nonviolent movements ultimately need violence to win.
Explainers
From the notes from the black underground collection: From launching Arm the Spirit, the first revolutionary prison newspaper, to co-founding the Jericho Movement, Black Panther Party & Black Liberation Army veteran, Jalil Muntaqim details stories of resisting empire and organizing for a new world.
notes from the undergound
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Instead of debating Shaboozey's Grammys speech in which he claimed immigrants built America, Bree Hemphill explains why we should refuse to take credit for the death and destruction caused by American imperialism.
Culture
Grassroots Thinking columnist and organizer Kali Akuno explains why a general strike is necessary, but should only be seen as a means to the end of the corporate, two-party system.
Opinion
The Community Movement Builders Newark chapter and the Black Alliance for Peace New York City/New Jersey Citywide Alliance issue a statement demanding answers and accountability for the death of Jean Wilson Brutus.
Official Statements
BAP Nashville releases an official statement denouncing the lack of transparency and community involvement and rejects Mayor O'Connell's task force's legitimacy.
Official Statements
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Author and poet Too Black briefly surveys the history and philosophies of nonviolent action to reveal why nonviolent struggle is not actually nonviolent.
Explainers
From the notes from the black underground collection: From launching Arm the Spirit, the first revolutionary prison newspaper, to co-founding the Jericho Movement, Black Panther Party & Black Liberation Army veteran, Jalil Muntaqim details stories of resisting empire and organizing for a new world.
notes from the undergound
This week's headlines on MacKenzie Scott's donation to The Trevor Project adds yet another chapter to her story of philanthropic leadership. But have her donations to HBCUs and other colleges and organizations actually made a difference?
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