We sat down and spoke with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr of the POCC about the movie Judas and the Messiah winning an Oscar for Best supporting actor. In our conversation, Chairman Fred details the relationship and friendship he developed with actor Daniel Kaluuya who excellently played the role of his father, slain Black Panther leader […]
A CONVERSATION W/ ADAM MANSBACH
We talk with award-winning author Adam Mansbach about his new book ‘I Once Had a Brother‘. It’s a heart-wrenching, compelling tribute to his brother David who committed suicide back in 2011. In our interview, Adam talks about the unimaginable grieving process he endured. For those who don’t know, Mansbach’s biggest success as a writer was […]
An Intv w/ Rocky Rivera about Her New Book Snakeskins
We speak with organizer, artist, journalist, and now author Rocky Rivera about her new book Snakeskin. “Snakeskin” is a collection of essays that have shaped the artist you’ve come to know as Rocky Rivera. It brilliantly captures a pivotal time in San Francisco as Hip Hop music and culture was evolving. Its brutally honest as […]
Black and Asian Solidarity in the Face of Hate…
We speak with Oakland city councilwoman Carroll Fife and long time activist Dr. Connie Wu about the recent uptick in crimes and attacks on the elderly in Chinatown. We talk about the divisive tactics used by Oakland Mayor Libby Shaaf to pit Black and Asian communities against one another as she erroneously and disingenuously attributes […]
White Liberalism, Neo Colonialism and the Struggle for Black Progress.
We speak with scholars Lasana Hotep and Dr. Michael Benitez about the confluence of white and neoliberal, and neo-colonialist influences on contemporary ideologies and practices of social policy. We look at the history of ‘the white moderate’ described by Dr. Martin Luther King in his famous ‘Letter from a Birmingham Jail.’ In the letter, King […]
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