George jackson

As part of an ongoing tribute to Black August I am again re-posting a remastered version of the original 2006 George Jackson FreeMix Radio Mixtape. The mixtape features DC-area artists and activists reading portions of Jackson’s work and a bunch of good music from folks like Public Enemy, Dead Prez, Blitz, Hasan Salaam, Asheru, Head-Roc,

GEORGE JACKSON

In honor of Martin Luther King Day, thought we'd do a post on Civil Rights Movement Posters highlighting posters from the revolutionary Bla...

Stories, pictures and information about the alumni members, community workers, rank and file of the Black Panther Party.

THE HISTORY OF BLACK AUGUST Black August originated in the concentration camps of California to honor fallen Freedom Fighters, Jonathan Jackson, George Jackson, William Christmas, James McClain and…

"Misery Misery? Ain't we got a right to the tree of life?" Although the posters often portrayed harsh conditions, there was no self-pity. The woman in this drawing, hand on her hip in defiance, shared her home with an oversized rat, 1971. (George Jackson issue) Artist: Emory Douglas

“Right now, we are in a peak cycle. There’s tremendous energy out there, directed against the state. It’s not all focused, but it’s there, and it’s building. Maybe this will be sufficient to accomplish what we must accomplish over the fairly short run. We’ll see, and we can certainly hope that this is the case. But perhaps not. We must be prepared to wage a long struggle. If this is the case then we’ll probably see a different cycle, one in which the revolutionary energy of the people seems…