Kofi-Charu Nat Turner, PhD, is the grandson of distinguished civil rights leader Caffie Greene. As an ode to his grandmother, Dr. Turner has written the first biography about her, “Caffie Greene and Black Women Activists: Unsung Women of the Black Liberation Movement,” and is set to host the book’s official launch on Sunday, June 1, at Sole Folks Bookstore in Leimert Park.
Wellness Weekend 2024 will be held on Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18, at Crenshaw Yoga and Dance, located at 426 Crenshaw Blvd., in Los Angeles.
Following the Shelby County v. Holder Supreme Court case, which gutted key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, 14 states had new voting restrictions in place before the 2016 Presidential election, and there were 868 fewer polling places across the country, according to the Poor Peoples Campaign.
To really go forward without woeful confusion and paralyzing contradictions, it is indispensable that we work within a philosophical framework which grounds our collective vocation of work and struggle.
Kenya T. Parham, Creator of Parlay: An Urban Think Tank on Civic Engagement hosts in-depth conversation on topics including social media in the digital age, self-love in the Black community, the value of the Black dollar, politics as art and how technology has changed the landscape of how we create, receive and respond to news today.
Reporter/Videographer: Brittany K. Jackson
Ayuko Babu explains how the momentum from the L.A. Riots, and help from Donald Glover and Ja’net Dubois, fueled the birth of the Pan African Film Festival.
Host: Brandon I. Brooks
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