“Black Hammer” founders disavow Black Hammer Organization and denounce it as a cult
Founders of the Black power group/cult “Black Hammer Organization” denounced the founder Augustus Romain/Gazi Kodzo for turning Black Hammer into a cult. Their statement offers insight into the authoritarian dynamics of vanguardist organizations and contains pointers on how to spot Leftist cults before joining.
The unforgettable life of prison rebel Martin Sostre - William C Anderson
A short biography of the Black anarchist and prison rebel Martin Sostre. Originally published at Roar Magazine and then republished by Offshoot Journal.
Kuwasi Balagoon - A Soldier’s Story: Revolutionary Writings by a New Afrikan Anarchist
A collection of writings by and about Kuwasi Balagoon, a revolutionary anarchist and former member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army. This document was made available online by Library Machine Broke, and a revised and expanded version of the book can be bought from Kersplebedeb or PM Press.
Interview with Ashanti Alston, anarchist and former Black Panther Party/Black Liberation Army member
Ashanti Alston is a father, an anarchist, a prison abolitionist, and a former member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army. He was a political prisoner for over a decade and continues to work with the Jericho Movement to free all political prisoners. Treyf Podcast talked with Ashanti about his life, his political work with the BPP & BLA, state repression, prison abolition, and his thoughts on the current political moment.
The Imprisoned Black Radical Intellectual Tradition - Russell Maroon Shoatz
A short article by anti-authoritarian Black Power prisoner Russell Maroon Shoatz, first published by In The Belly: An Abolitionist Journal and then republished by Abolition Media Worldwide.
An Open Letter to My Sister, Miss Angela Davis - James Baldwin
Submitted by R Totale on Jul 5 2020 20:18
A letter written by James Baldwin in 1970, responding to the arrest of Angela Davis.
British Black Power: the anti-imperialism of political blackness and the problem of nativist socialism
Submitted by wojtek on Jun 27 2020 16:09
An article by John Narayan on the history and legacy of the British Black Power movement against racism and imperialism.
Martin Sostre: Prison Revolutionary
A short biography of Martin Sostre, a revolutionary anarchist influential in the 1960s-70s prison movement. First published on Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin's facebook page and then republished by Black Rose Anarchist Federation. This is the introduction to a forthcoming zine to be published by South Chicago ABC Zine Distro.
The 'Polynesian Panthers' and 'The Black Power' Gang: Surviving racism and colonialism in Aotearoa, New Zealand
Submitted by wojtek on Mar 18 2019 12:27
Nich Shilliam's academic analysis of white supremacy, black power and the historical activities of both the 'Polynesian Panthers' and 'The Black Power' Gang in New Zealand.
Black liberation organisations in Britain: the 1970s and 1980s
Submitted by Ed on Jan 28 2019 22:19
Overview of the array of black liberation organisations active in Britain during the 1970s and 1980s, which included a range of workplace, community and black women's groups as well as bookshops, newspapers, advice centres, supplementary schools and hostels for black unemployed and homeless.
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