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Oct 1, 2020

The Anti-Black Pinnings of Ableism

Below is a transcript from the podcast episode The Anti-Black Pinnings of Ableism in which I interview community organizer and writer Dustin Gibson on anti-Black ableism, abolition, and much more. This is one of my personal favorites among Groundings episodes, because Dustin truly has a gift for making connections that…

Disability

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The Anti-Black Pinnings of Ableism
The Anti-Black Pinnings of Ableism
Disability

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Sep 27, 2019

Firsthand Account: Tropical Storm Imelda Hits USP Beaumont Prison

“Here at USP Beaumont, the Federal Prison where I am currently housed at, we had no electricity what-so-ever.” — (The Truth and Nothing Else!) By Keith ‘Malik’ Washington, Fight Toxic Prisons Correspondent Sept. 23, 2019: As a Nationally known Prison Abolitionist and humyn rights activist, I am very passionate and dedicated to the causes and the people my comrades and I support. However, as a journalist I am duty-bound to put aside my subjective feelings and report the objective facts about the…

Prison

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Firsthand Account: Tropical Storm Imelda hits USP Beaumont Prison
Firsthand Account: Tropical Storm Imelda hits USP Beaumont Prison
Prison

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Oct 23, 2018

Cultural Worker, Not A “Creative”

I made the mistake of calling myself a “creative” for several years into my career. — “In our struggle for the liberation of the Chinese people there are various fronts, among which there are the fronts of the pen and of the gun, the cultural and the military fronts. To defeat the enemy we must rely primarily on the army with guns. But this army alone…

Art

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Cultural Worker, Not A “Creative”
Cultural Worker, Not A “Creative”
Art

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Sep 11, 2018

Resources On What ‘Cultural Appropriation’ Is and Isn’t

“Cultural misappropriation distinguishes itself from the neutrality of cultural exchange, appreciation, and appropriation because of the instance of colonialism and capitalism” First: Cultural appropriation, or “appropriation that occurs across the boundaries of cultures” (Young), is when “members of one culture (outsiders) take for their own, or for their own use…

Cultural Appropriation

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Resources On What ‘Cultural Appropriation’ Is and Isn’t
Resources On What ‘Cultural Appropriation’ Is and Isn’t
Cultural Appropriation

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Jul 21, 2018

The Maji Maji Uprising

I was asked to write about the ‘relationship between spirituality and justice.’ So here’s a brief historical anecdote on the subject, in the form of an incredibly brief re-telling of one of the most significant moments in African decolonial history. When speaking of colonization, it is generally accepted that different…

Africa

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The Maji Maji Uprising
The Maji Maji Uprising
Africa

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Feb 28, 2018

20 Quotes From “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa”

Quotes from revolutionary thinker, activist and historian Walter Rodney’s 1972 “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa” “Pervasive and vicious racism was present in imperialism as a variant independent of the economic rationality that initially gave birth to racism. It was economics that determined that Europe should invest in Africa and control the…

History

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20 Quotes From “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa”
20 Quotes From “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa”
History

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Feb 10, 2018

10 Quotes from the Autobiography of Assata Shakur

10 great quotes from the Autobiography of Assata Shakur, activist, writer, poet, former member of the Black Liberation Army, and international icon of the Black freedom struggle. “I wasn’t against communism, but i can’t say i was for it either. At first, i viewed it suspiciously, as some kind of…

Black Lives Matter

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10 Quotes from the Autobiography of Assata Shakur
10 Quotes from the Autobiography of Assata Shakur
Black Lives Matter

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Jan 15, 2018

Florida Prisoners To Launch ‘Operation PUSH’ Strike Against Prison Slavery

“Payment for our labor, rather than the current slave arrangement” Incarcerated people in Florida have announced a prison strike called ‘Operation PUSH’ beginning Monday, January 15th, coinciding with MLK Day. The organizers plan to disrupt as much economic flow of the prisons as possible by waging a labor strike; according…

Prison

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Florida Prisoners To Launch ‘Operation PUSH’ Strike Against Prison Slavery
Florida Prisoners To Launch ‘Operation PUSH’ Strike Against Prison Slavery
Prison

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Dec 14, 2017

From Prison Reformist to Abolitionist

I had always considered myself someone who knew the “system” was bad from a young age. Being around family members and older friends, and often hearing on TV and hip-hop that the “system” was to blame for many of our problems, I knew from early in life that there were…

Prison

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From Prison Reformist to Abolitionist
From Prison Reformist to Abolitionist
Prison

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Dec 7, 2017

Love Despite Anxiety

The first time it happened that I was old enough to remember, I was 13 years old standing in the hallway of my middle school. I remember tucking my head into my locker to hide my face from the blur of folks passing by behind me in the hall. I…

Personal

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Love Despite Anxiety
Love Despite Anxiety
Personal

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