Category: Rootwork
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“Why Willie Mae Thornton Matters”
*PRE-RECORDED* Originally aired on October 12, 2023, on KPFK-90.7 FM (Pacifica) in Los Angeles. Lynnee Denise - DJ, scholar, artist and daughter of Black Los Angeles - has written a new biography of the blues artist popularly known as Big Mama Thornton. Thru 13 essays and an epilogue Denise gives us a queer, Black “biography…
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“Gaza/Palestine is a Feminist Issue”
*PRE-RECORDED* Originally aired on November 30, 2023, on KPFK-90.7 FM (Pacifica) in Los Angeles Rana Sharif, of the Palestinian Feminist Collective, on their analysis of the Israeli occupation of Palestine and their vision for the future. Rana is a Los Angeles-born, Palestinian interdisciplinary scholar, educator, and social justice activist, an organizing member of the Palestinian…
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“Some of Us Are Brave”: Thandisizwe is Amplifying Black Women’s Voices
In this episode of "Beyond Breaking Barriers" we're excited to interview renowned journalist & Black Power Media host Thandisizwe Chimurenga author of "Some of Us Are Brave". This powerful collection delves into the experiences of Black women amplifying the transformative impact of our voices. The groundbreaking radio program, “Some of Us Are Brave”, emerged as…
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Deficiencies In the New Afrikan Independence Movement
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Rootwork: “Freeing The Land from The Devil You Know”
“Charles M. Blow, New York Times columnist and best-selling author of The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, sets off across the country on a personal journey. to test his theory on Black Liberation, which involves a daring strategy for Black Americans to move to southern states to control legislatures and gain greater political…
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“Black Women’s Responses to Harm in the Black Liberation Movement”
This episode of Rootwork is based on a presentation that was scheduled for the October 2023 inaugural symposium of the Black Women’s Studies Association (BWSA). It takes a look at how black women and girls have confronted/responded to violence and harm within US based organizations and movements that have called for the liberation of Black…
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Rootwork: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Jitu Sadiki
Organizer, thinker, and coalition builder Jitu Sadiki was a founder of Black August in the California prison system. Jitu had “his hand in many pots”, including as a co-host of Think Outside The Cage on Pacifica Radio-Los Angeles (KPFK), his Comrades in the creation and maintenance of Black August and others behind the walls, his…
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