Earlier this year, I brought my students to the Community Movement Builders (CMB) house in the Pittsburgh neighborhood for a discussion on land and its importance to Black communities. After listening intently in class for about an hour, one student spoke to the class about how, when they were a child, their mother never had… Continue reading From Georgia to Azania
“There is a disconnect between how entertainment culture portrays the Panthers and their fight to win political, social and economic self-determination and power for the Black community.” The quote above is from the Community Movement Builder’s website page, and it perfectly captures how the image of our liberation struggle gets appropriated by popular entertainment culture… Continue reading Fahim Jabar Minkah Fund
The controversial Cop City project continues ahead full steam. Right-wing, fascist Georgia governor Brian Kemp, has decided that the project will be completed by any means necessary including the political assassination of forest defender Manuel (Tortuguita) Teran. On the morning of January 18th, 2023, Tortuguita was shot over 13 times by Georgia State Troopers. The… Continue reading Right Wing Billionaires Koch Brothers Attacked MLK. Now the Kochs are funding Atlanta’s Cop City in Honor of Him
OUR DEMANDS A People-Powered Solution Community Movement Builders agree with the people’s demand not only to de-fund and eventually abolish the police force, but also call for the demilitarization and decentralization of all policing institutions in the United States. As the rebellion raged, state and city governments attempted to pacify protesters by firing so-called “bad apples,”… Continue reading On Ending the Police Occupation and Terrorism Against Black People
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