Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 39.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | More December 17th marked two years since the passing of Russell Maroon Shoatz. He was a founding member of the Black Unity Council, a former member of the Black Panther Party and a soldier in the Black Liberation Army. After twice escaping from prison, and twice being …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 26.6MB) Subscribe: RSS | More This week, we honor the late Russell Maroon Shoatz. On December 17th, Russell Maroon Shoatz passed away. In 1970, Shoatz was convicted for the murder of a police officer in Pennsylvania and was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. On February 20, …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 26.6MB) Subscribe: RSS | More This week, Mwalimu Shakur calls us from inside Corcoran prison in California to share his experiences in the Secure Housing Unit. He’s been on the show before, talking about the gladiator fights used by guards to punish and control the imprisoned population. Housed in Corcoran …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 26.6MB) Subscribe: RSS | More We are sad to report that Russell Maroon Shoatz, who was recently granted compassionate release after his decades in prison, has passed away. This week, we return to the final part of our conversation about carceral non-profits with Zhandarka Kurti and Jarrod Shanahan. Kurti is …
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