Ranked #1
6. Assata Shakur — “Women in Prison: How It Is With Us”
6. Assata Shakur — “Women in Prison: How It Is With Us”
Read by Aja Monet and introduced by Jackie Wang. The teacher, poet, and revolutionary Assata Shakur was born in Flushi... Read more
23 Feb 2021
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39mins
Ranked #2
5. The Combahee River Collective Statement
5. The Combahee River Collective Statement
Read and introduced by Beverly Smith, one of the original members of the Combahee River Collective. For the fifth episod... Read more
23 Feb 2021
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40mins
Ranked #3
4. Fred Hampton — “Power Anywhere There’s People”
4. Fred Hampton — “Power Anywhere There’s People”
Read by Malcolm London and introduced by Asad Haider. Born in 1948, Fred Hampton was a talented organizer from an early ... Read more
23 Feb 2021
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32mins
Ranked #4
3. Jesse Gray — “The Black Revolution: A Struggle for Political Power”
3. Jesse Gray — “The Black Revolution: A Struggle for Political Power”
Read by Phillip Agnew and introduced by historian Roberta Gold. Born in 1923, Jesse Gray made his name in the 1960s as t... Read more
23 Feb 2021
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23mins
Ranked #5
2. Jack O'Dell — “The July Rebellions and the ‘Military State’”
2. Jack O'Dell — “The July Rebellions and the ‘Military State’”
Read by poet Joshua Bennett and introduced by Nikhil Pal Singh. Born in 1923, Jack O’Dell grew up in Detroit before beco... Read more
23 Feb 2021
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25mins
Ranked #6
1. Claudia Jones — “An End to the Neglect of the Problems of the Negro Woman!”
1. Claudia Jones — “An End to the Neglect of the Problems of the Negro Woman!”
Born in 1915 in Port Au Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Claudia Jones grew up in Harlem during its renaissance and joined ... Read more
23 Feb 2021
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22mins