I listened intently as Mikisa Thompson, an organizer and activist, told me her story and it soon became clear that the news reports I’d read had left much unexplored about her experiences in Garner, North Carolina.
No Revolution without Dangerous Black Women – Fannie Lou Hamer, Recy Taylor, and Erica Garner
Say her name: Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer. Born October 6, 1917, and died March 14, 1977. Say her name: Mrs. Recy Taylor. Born Dec. 31, 1919, and died Dec. 28, 2017. Say her name: Erica Garner. Born May 29, 1990, and died Dec. 30, 2017. The Black women listed above experienced the plight of being… Continue reading No Revolution without Dangerous Black Women – Fannie Lou Hamer, Recy Taylor, and Erica Garner
Appeal Trial Mikisa Thompson vs. North Carolina
On Monday December 9, 2019 a sham trial will be held at the Raleigh, NC Justice Center. Mikisa Thompson is asking for your support at court or via donations. All details are on the attached flyer. As well as this link
Fred Hampton – Archive Videos
Comrade Fred Hampton was assassinated by the fyi and police on this day December 4, 1969. He was murdered because he was incredibly effective at uniting poor whites in Chicago with the Black Panther Party to fight #racism and #capitalism. No to negro imperialism ✊🏾 no to #imperialism Comrade Fred Hampton was assassinated by the… Continue reading Fred Hampton – Archive Videos
Fred Hampton – Forever a Revolutionary and “Bad Motherfucker”
Life of a revolutionary leader Fred Hampton.
Stanley Tookie Williams – Peaceful Servant of Redemption
Stanley Williams aka Tookie youth coucelor and leader and co-founder of the Crips. Below is a piece of Tookie immortalized he was a victim of state sanctioned extreme poverty which breeds the ripe conditions to produce an extraordinary person like Tookie. Stan Williams III was convicted of murder and served a large portion of time… Continue reading Stanley Tookie Williams – Peaceful Servant of Redemption
Language is Freedom – Jamaican Patwah
by Brown Gurl Jamaican Patois is not a language. Patois in general is a type of tongue that is spoken in the Caribbean. More specifically, Jamaican Patois is spoken in Jamaica, a small country located in the West Indies. This is a form of English that is considered ‘broken’. Scholars have researched and covered the… Continue reading Language is Freedom – Jamaican Patwah
Garner Police Department Racially Profiled Me
by Till Chills As a young Black man in amerikkka, I already know that it will be hard for me to go about my day without facing any form of negative treatment because of the color of my skin. It became such a pattern that I began to accept it as just a part of… Continue reading Garner Police Department Racially Profiled Me
Colonization and Sterotypes: How they affect Black youth
Colonizers created the racial caste system when they stole my people from their homes in Africa during the Transatlantic Slave Trade; our personhood was and continues to be stripped away through white supremacist tactics, e.g., racial profiling, which is intended to demean any group that isn’t white. Racial profiling is described as using stereotypes to… Continue reading Colonization and Sterotypes: How they affect Black youth
A Broken clock is right twice a day…
What is an impeachment? An impeachment is essentially an indictment; a formal charge or accusation of a crime. Articles of impeachment must first be passed in the House of Representatives, only then can a trial be held in the Senate. Ultimately the Senate decides whether or not an impeached official keeps their job or not. … Continue reading A Broken clock is right twice a day…