Grassroots Thinking

As President Obama Prepares to Leave the White House, is His Legacy an Allegiance to White Supremacy

August 8, 2016 // 0 Comments

Kamau Franklin, Lawyer, Journalist, Community Organizer, was a guest on “Time for an Awakening” radio program. Mr. Franklin will discussed his article in the [...]

When I see them I see us: Policing in a community under occupation, how we resist across movements and promote alternatives

July 27, 2016 // 0 Comments

Click here to watch video Kamau Franklin moderated a panel discussion featuring three leading activists on the topic of police and military occupation in the United [...]

An Ode to Obama and the Lie of Equal Grievance

July 22, 2016 // 1 Comment

President Obama pauses during his address during a visit to the University of Hartford, in Hartford, Conn., Monday, April 8, 2013. Obama visited the school to highlight gun control legislation and to meet with the families of victims from the Sandy Hook elementary school shootings.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Here is a man of great intelligence and wit. A man with a beautiful smile and an equally intelligent and beautiful wife with two lovely children. He is studied with great [...]

COMMUNITY CONTROL: REVITALIZATION & REUSE OF HUMAN POTENTIAL THROUGH SCHOOLS

April 6, 2016 // 0 Comments

This talk was given by Rapheal Randall as part of the “Justice + Space II” conference’s “Revitalization / Reuse” panel, held at the University of Pennsylvania on [...]

Intersectionality of Movements: Solidarity with Palestine

March 28, 2016 // 0 Comments

When police in Ferguson, Missouri launched tear gas at protestors, Palestinians on Twitter gave advice about how to deal with the effects. While not the first instance of [...]

Sanders Must Change Language from Occupy to Black Lives Matter

March 16, 2016 // 0 Comments

Kamau K. Franklin and Lawrence Brown say Sanders must find a way to break through with Black voters if he wants a chance to win the nomination (Click here to [...]

Can Sanders Win Over South Carolina’s Black Working Class Vote?

February 26, 2016 // 0 Comments

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Attorney Kamau Franklin says Bernie Sanders needs to make greater strides to get his message out to Black Voters in the south in order to have a shot at the Democratic [...]

What the Death of Reactionary Supreme Court Justice Scalia Means for the Presidential Election

February 14, 2016 // 0 Comments

Attorney Kamau Franklin says Justice Antonin Scalia participated in some of the most reactionary rulings affecting blacks, women, gays and workers in Supreme Court history. [...]

Congressional Black Caucus PAC Puts Up a Firewall for Clinton (Part 1 and 2)

February 13, 2016 // 0 Comments

Kamau Franklin says the Clintons have played a major role in destabilizing black communities through the welfare reform act, crime legislation, and economic policy. Watch [...]

Meet The Peace By Piece Organizing Collective

January 17, 2016 // 0 Comments

Meet the Peace by Piece organizing collective via Jarad Ball/Imixwhatilike and the Real [...]

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