We continue our discussion on the struggle for a new democracy, and we look at Diane Nash and Coretta Scott King as exemplars of the struggle to achieve it.

We continue our discussions on the possibilities of a nonviolent transition to a new stage of democracy

We continue our discussion on democratic theory, and consider the possibility of a democratic nonviolent seizure of power by the people.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify.We discuss a recent podcast by Ross Douthat and continue our discussions on the crisis of the ruling elite and the role of the Black poor at this stage of our democracy.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify.We discuss the lecture, "W.E.B. Du Bois: Art & The Search for Black Gods" at Lucien Blackwell Library, and where this positions the Black proletariat as the nation approaches regime collapse.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify.We discuss recent arguments by political commentators and discuss whether the crisis of empire has reached an irreversible stage.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify.We continue our discussion on deindustrialization, poverty and the search for Black gods in North Philly. We also report on the ongoing North Philadelphia History Festival and its significance and purpose.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify.We discuss songs by Donny Hathaway, as well as a recent celebration of Patrice Lumumba's 100th anniversary in India, and the struggle against neocolonialism. We also continue our discussion on deindustrialization, and look at China's strategy behind its successful industrialization.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify.

We continue our discussion on Black Gods through studying the historic arc of deindustrialization and poverty in Philadelphia.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify.We explore and assess our Knowledge Symposium through revisiting the final round table entitled “The Black Proletarian Imaginary: A Futuristic View.” Three of us explore themes in the roundtable and comments, before engaging in further thinking and investigations.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify.We discuss the Israeli attack on Iran and the growing crisis, the possibility of U.S. entering the war.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify.We discuss the Israeli attacks on Iran and where this is going. Then we give a preview of our interview with Student Minister Ishmael Muhammad. Finally, we read the vision statement for our knowledge conference.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify.We discuss the artist and sculptor Elizabeth Catlett, and the revolutionary imperative of the artist at this time.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify.

We discuss the 70th anniversary of the Bandung Conference, the Non-Aligned Movement that arose from Afro-Asia for the demand of Peace, and DuBois' New World Movement of Thought.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify.

We discuss Malcolm X's 100th birth anniversary, and its significance at this time for the history of the U. S. empire.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify.

We reflect on our symposium on the revolutionary music of Ellington, Mingus Sun Ra and Bootsy.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify.

We discuss the movie "Sinners" by Ryan Coogler, and the struggle for ideological clarity at this time. We also share more of our preparations for the symposium on Ellington, Mingus, Sun Ra and Bootsy.

We discuss our upcoming symposium titled "Seizing Our Future: The Revolutionary Music of Ellington, Mingus, Sun Ra and Bootsy", to be held on May 10th and 11th at the Church of the Crucifixion, Philadelphia.

We discuss the significance of recent attacks on the universities by the Trump administration. We also discuss the upcoming music symposium, and the upcoming Issue 4 of Avant-Garde: A Journal of Peace, Democracy and Science.

We discuss the effects of the ongoing policies of the Trump administration and the fate of the U. S. empire.