Our freedom dreams for the world we need and want to see are dependent on healthy, strong, and resilient movements and organizations. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss an article called “Building Resilient Organizations” by Maurice Mitchell in The Forge, which identifies and analyzes some of the difficulties faced by[…]
February2023
DeSantis is up to no good
We must do all we can to organize and fight against racism and fascism in our society. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss an op-ed piece called “Ron DeSantis’ Attack on Black Studies Is Textbook Proto-Fascism” by Barbara Ransby in Truthout, which calls out and examines Governor DeSantis’ recent and[…]
Freedom Dreaming
We should all be free to imagine, dream, and build the kind of world we deserve. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the book Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination (Twentieth Anniversary Edition) by Robin D.G. Kelley, and what we learn from this brilliant, wide-ranging exploration of the history of[…]
353 Days & 1123 People
Police violence in this country is out of control and a real danger to all of us. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss a piece called “There Were Only 12 Days Last Year When Police Didn’t Kill Someone” by Sharon Zhang and another piece titled “After a Record Year for[…]
Episode 94 Media
Want to join the conversation in our next episode? Check out the articles we read and discussed for episode 94 below. There Were Only 12 Days Last Year When Police Didn’t Kill Someone After a Record Year for Police Violence, Is It Finally Time to Defund the Police?