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Black August, Political Prisoners and the Legacy of Johanna Fernndez
On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D spoke with longtime organizer and Black Power Media contributor Kalonji Changa about the history and continuing purpose of Black August. Changa stressed that Black August is rooted in the resistance of incarcerated freedom fighters and must remain centered on political prisoners. Black August is about resistance, he explained. Its an annual commemoration. Its not a celebration. He traced its origins to California prisons and the killings of George and Jonathan Jackson, while warning against turning the observance into a general celebration of everything Black…
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