A massive PDF compilation of writings about black radical and revolutionary movements in the US in the 20th century. Contents Black Reconstruction – W.E.B. Du Bois What Socialism Means to Us – Hubert Harrison An Appeal to the Conscience of the Black Race to See Itself – Marcus Garvey Program of the African Blood Brotherhood…
Category: Black Power
Black August by Mumia Abu Jamal
August is a month to assess and build upon the legacy of Black people’s resistance to the armed repression of the U.S. state and its agents. The author, the nation’s best known political prisoner, wrote this article August 4, 1993. Mumia Abu Jamal “George Jackson was my hero. He set a standard for prisoners, political…
Black August 2004 by Mumia Abu-Jamal
Black August 2004 by Mumia Abu-Jamal on the Haiti Revolution Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Radio Broadcasts Recorded 07-18-04 Black August 2004 MP3 Among these large bodies, the little community of Haiti, anchored in the Caribbean Sea, has had her mission in the world, and a mission which the world had much need to learn. She has taught…
Stokely Carmichael, Black Power and the Age of Political Repression
Abayomi Azikiwe Author’s Note: Stokely Carmichael (1941-1998) changed his name to Kwame Ture during the late 1970s after living in Guinea-Conakry in West Africa for a decade. The name was adopted as a testament to his work with and admiration of the former president of Ghana and co-president of Guinea-Conakry, Kwame Nkrumah and Ahmed Sekou…
The Silencing of Black Women : The Relevance of Ella Baker
Lawrence Ware|LaVonya Bennett The world needs to remember Ella Baker. December 13 marks both her birth and transition date. She was born December 13, 1903, and she went to be with the ancestors on December 13, 1986, at the age of 83. She was a tireless advocate for human rights and worked alongside well-known figures…
Black Militancy : Notes from the Underground
A Brief History of the Black Liberation Army By Rashad Shabazz Bad Subjects Originally Published December, 2004 If one were to examine, closely, the hegemonic discourses of black American history, one would be surprised to find a long history of militant armed struggle. Slave rebellions, urban “guerilla” insurgencies, rural defense leagues, are all part of…
From Toussaint to Tupac: The Black International Since the Age of Revolution
From Toussaint to Tupac: The Black International Since the Age of Revolution
Blueprint for Black Power
The greatest mistake of the movement has been trying to organize a sleeping people around specific goals. You have to wake the people up first, then you’ll get action. – Malcolm X The mobilization of the masses, when it arises out the of the war of liberation, introduces into each man’s consciousness the ideas of…
