This discussion will be on opportunity to learn about the vibrant history of Black resistance in the United States as well an opportunity to meet the Black radicals of today. Mainstream celebrations of Black history month tend to declaw and sanitize the radicalism of Black freedom movements; we want to counter that narrative.
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Court Summary 12/9/2019
Walking into the courtroom on this morning, Monday, December 9th, 2019, for the trial for my mother’s case brought no other feeling but dismay. The make-up of the courtroom was mostly Black, and if they were not Black then the rest of the majority were people of color. This was not surprising, to say the… Continue reading Court Summary 12/9/2019
Mikisa Thompson’s Resistance : Listening to Malcolm X isn’t a Crime
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.
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