Thandisizwe Chimurenga – Creator, host and producer of Rootwork

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News, analysis, and incisive interviews about pressing issues from a revolutionary Black nationalist and womanist perspective.

About Rootwork

RootWork

“Radical” means to “get down to the root.” Rootwork is a broadcast of Interviews, News and Analysis of people, ideas, concepts and events that aim to dig deeper than mainstream colonial media, currently airing on the Black Liberation Media platform.

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Black August

08 Black August Study & Struggle Book Club

Join us as we dive into the last book written by Sanyika Shakur (formerly known as Monster Kody, author Monster: Autobiography of an LA Gang Member) and the work of Safiya Bukhari (Black Panther Party Veteran and former Prisoner of War).

Black August extends beyond August!

This Week's Episode

“Ashanti Omowali Alston is a writer, speaker, father, and activist originally from New Jersey. He is a former member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army. Alston is an inspiration and mentor to younger activists, helping to develop Black anarchist politics and support for political prisoners.”

Featured Interviews...

No Doubt The Murders of Oscar Grant...Meet the Author

More Than A Sparrow Productions · No Doubt The Murders of Oscar Grant...Meet the Author Thandisizwe Chimurenga

Thandisizwe Chimurenga award-winning, freelance journalist based in Los Angeles, and author of “No Doubt: The Murder(s) of Oscar Grant,” and “Reparations ... Not Yet: A Case for Reparations and Why We Must Wait.” She came to journalism through activism, understanding how powerful media can be for destroying or building grassroots, revolutionary change. Hear Her Story...

Los Angeles Protests, Immigration, and Black Politics

Black Agenda Radio · Los Angeles Protests, Immigration, and Black Politics

Thandisizwe Chimurenga joins Black Agenda Radio to discuss the recent protests in Los Angeles that began after increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions and arrests in that city. Donald Trump sent national guard and marines in response to those protests. Thandisizwe Chimurenga also provides analysis of the Black community’s reaction to these events.

Some of Us Are Brave, Volume I

Black Agenda Radio · Some of Us Are Brave, Volume I: Interviews and Conversations with Sistas on Life, Art and Struggle

Some of Us Are Brave, Volume I : Interviews and Conversations with Sistas on Life, Art and Struggle. The interviews in Volume 1 come under the headings The Shoulders on Which We Stand and Art for Our Sake.

HKR-01-17-24 Remembering Sekou Odinga

MrDaveyD · HKR-01-17-24 Remembering Sekou Odinga

Thandi Chimurenga and long time activist Kalonji Changa talk to Hard Knock Radio about the legacy of veteran Black Panther, former BLA Member Sekou Odinga who joined the ancestors last week..

Ida B Wells Institute: Voices From Ferguson

Thandisizwe's audio archive capturing the immediate response, grief, and resistance of the Ferguson uprising following the 2014 death of Michael Brown Jr. The recordings prioritize grassroots activists and community members, highlighting firsthand testimonies, systemic critiques, and strategic organizing efforts from the ground.