Revolution is Illegal: The Panther 21 Trial (part1)
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Release Date: 11/18/2022
Asking Darcus Howe Ep 3: The Devil's Advocate
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In the final episode of this mini series, Deanna, Weyland and Athian Akec trace how Darcus Howe carried C.L.R. James’ radical tradition from Black Power organising and Race Today into prime-time British TV, from The Bandung File to Devil’s Advocate. Through interviews, archive and biography, we explore his confrontations with British power and the legacy that continues to shape Black politics and media today. This episode features : Andrew Billen - British journalist, children's author, and staff feature writer on The Times newspaper. Leila Hassan Howe – Veteran...
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Asking Darcus Howe Ep 1: Who is Darcus Howe?
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On Jan 4th 2022, Darcus Howe was honoured at the unveiling of a Nubian Jack plaque in Brixton. But who is Darcus Howe? In Part 1 of this series, we explore Howe’s politics, his relationship with C. L. R. James, and the Caribbean radical tradition behind his life’s work. This episode features: Dr Jak Beula - British entrepreneur, cultural activist, and "educartist" who founded the Nubian Jak Community Trust (NJCT) in 2006. Leila Hassan Howe – Veteran Black British activist, former member of the Race Today Collective and long-time campaigner for...
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Ep 2: Darcus Howe: Caribbean Global Consciousness to Black Power in Britain
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In this episode, we trace Darcus Howe’s journey from Caribbean “global consciousness” and Trinidad’s Black Power uprising to the Mangrove Nine, the Race Today Collective and political organising in Britain. This episode uncovers how Howe built institutions, challenged the state and became a key target of the Special Branch’s Black Power desk. Leila Hassan Howe – Veteran Black British activist, former member of the Race Today Collective and long-time campaigner for racial justice and Black self-organisation. Dr Tennyson Joseph – Political scientist and lecturer at the...
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Asante Sana from Assata Shakur
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Statement from Assata Shakur from July 2007. Voiced by Sirena Riley Produced by Weyland McKenzie - Witter Featuring Music from Samson
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Assata Shakur - The Tradition (2023)
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We end series 1 with a reimagining of Assata's Shakur's Poem The Tradition. Assata is voiced by Sirena Riley This is a Nello and the People's Production. Visit Us Online at :
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Revolution is Illegal The Panther 21 Trial (Part 4)
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A day after the Panther 21 organized this unprecedented hearing, which forced the judiciary to tacitly admit to its conspiracy to imprison poor people of color through bail, they were back in criminal court, standing trial for allegedly conspiring against the state. This is a Nello and the People's Production. Visit Us Online at :
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The Women of the Black Panther Party Mural (Side B)
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In this episode we pay a visit to the Women of the Black Panther Party Mural in West Oakland and talk with Curator Jilchristina Vest about the Mural. This is a Nello and the People's Production. Visit Us Online at :
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Altheia Jones - Lecointe
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In this episode we look at the remarkable Altheia Jones -Lecointe the Trinidadian born former member of the British Black Panther Movement and her sister Beverly Jones. Music : Womb Love by Teshay Makeda Artwork by Elfreda Fayoka This is a Nello and the People's Production. Visit Us Online at :
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Revolution is Illegal - The Panther 21 Trial (Part 3)
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Afeni Shakur showed up 15 minutes late in October of 69. The judge revokes her bail. "About noon on the 1st of October 1970, the inmates of the Queens house of detention, Long Island city, Queens, Nyc, NY seized seven prison guards as hostages and took control of a six story building. Among the demands of the prisoners were the presence of Zayd Shakur, Ny BPP deputy minister of information a jury of their peers for members of the NY panther 21 who are presently on trial in NYC and distribution of BPP literature throughout the prison, The prisoners were led by six...
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Revolution is Illegal: The Panther 21 Trial (Part 2)
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With the help of Prof Orisanmi Burton & Lawyer Gerald Lefcourt, we continue the story of the Panther 21 trial. The 21 were busted on April 2nd 1969 in multiple pre-dawn raids carried out by the NYPD
info_outlineWith the help of Prof Orisanmi Burton, we revise the story of the NY Panther 21. This episode also features an interview withGerald Lefcourt who was the official lawyer for the New York Black Panthers and successfully represented them during the Panther 21 trial.