Editor’s note: As we transition out of “Black August” we are republishing this July 17, 2020 interview comrade Haki Kweli Shakur provided to the Activist News Network because it articulate the meaning of “Black August 365.” Thank you to Haki, the New Afrikan Freedom Campaign, and Activist News Network for the permission to republish.
On July 17, 2022, Haki Kweli Shakur, activist, educator, historian and revolutionary, and the Minister of Information for the August 3rd Collective, a member or supporter of the George Jackson University, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, and a leading advocate of political prisoners and prisoners of war, joins the show to discuss the history and importance of Black August and the importance of continuing to struggle and fight for the Freedom of all Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War.
The ongoing relevance of Black August beyond the month
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