Black Communists Against US Racial Capitalism with Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly

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Rootedness and the Black Commune with Austin Cole

In this episode, we're joined by Austin Cole to discuss the three-part series Black/African Liberation & Grassroots Economies, beginning with part one: "Rootedness for our people, our economies, our liberation." We start with Toni Morrison's concept of rootedness and how it infor ...  Show more

Give Warmth To Gaza with Hala Sabbah of The Sameer Project (Live Audio)

This is the audio from a livestream video we hosted with Hala Sabbah from The Sameer Project on December 3rd, 2025. Hala returned to the program to talk about life in Gaza nearly two months into the so-called "ceasefire." We spoke about the realities on the ground and the needs o ...  Show more

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