In this interview Pam Africa, a veteran activist and member of MOVE, a family of committed revolutionaries founded by JOHN AFRICA, discusses her time in the organization and speaks on the importance of the Black radical tradition.
In this interview Yasmeen Sutton, a former finance manager for the Black Panther Party, discusses her time in the party and her current work with political prisoners.
In this interview with Sundiata Acoli, convicted of first-degree murder of a State Trooper during a shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike in 1973, discusses the events of that day and his time in the Black Panther Party.
In this interview Yaa Assantwa Nzingha, a member of the Northeast Political Prisoner Coalition, discusses her life as an educator and her activist work with political prisoners.
In this interview Sonia Sanchez, who has lectured at more than five hundred colleges and universities in the United States, discusses her time in the Black Arts Movement and its contributions to African American life.
In this interview Sekou Odinga, captured and charged with attempting to murder police in October of 1981, discusses his life as a former political prisoner.
In this interview Ruby Sales, who joined the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in the 1960’s as a teenager at Tuskegee University, discusses her time as a freedom fighter in Lowndes County, Alabama and what it means to be a radical Black woman.
In this interview Nellie Hester Bailey, the co-founder of the Harlem Tenants Council, discusses how she got involved in radical politics and her perspective on Black liberation as a journalist.
In this interview Nana Yaw Grant, Interim Northeast Regional Coordinator of the African People's Socialist Party, discusses his revolutionary politics and his thoughts on the Black Radical Tradition.
In this interview Nana Camille Yarbrough, a renaissance woman and griot artist, discusses the experiences that shaped her as an artist and the role of art as a tool of Black liberation.
In this interview with Reverend Joy Powell, convicted and sentenced to 25 years to life for murder, discusses her case, the importance of literature in prison and the need to amplify the voices of political prisoners.
In this interview Jalil Muntaqim, released from prison to parole on October 6, 2020, after being confined for almost 5 decades, talks about his case and co-founding the National Jericho Movement to Free All Political Prisoners.
In this interview Reverend Herbert Daughtry, pastor of the House of the Lord Church in Brooklyn, NY, discusses his upbringing, liberation theology and the historic role of the Black church in the Black community.
In this interview with Harry Belafonte, the iconic global artist, discusses his friendship with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and life as an activist.
In this interview with Glenn Ford, veteran radio host and co-founder of The Black Agenda Report, discusses his start in Black radio and his thoughts on the golden age of Black radio and grass-root Black politics.
In this interview Fred Hampton Jr, the President & Chairman of the Prisoners of Conscience Committee, discusses growing up in the struggle for justice and freedom in Chicago, IL.
In this interview Dr. Tony Monteiro, a scholar of W.E.B. DuBois and founder of the Saturday Free School in Philadelphia, discusses his engagement with radical politics and the MOVE organization.
In this interview with Dr. Leonard Jeffries, the former Black studies chairman at City College of New York, discusses his radical educational foundation, the contributions of the Black Radical Tradition and anecdotes as a younger man in the struggle for freedom.
In this interview with Dr. Ray Winbush, the director of the Institute for Urban Research at Morgan State University, discusses the origins of the Black Radical Traditions in America.
In this interview with Dr. Cornel West, the prominent and provocative democratic intellectual, discusses how he got involved into radical politics, liberation theology and where the Black Radical Tradition is headed.