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In the wake of the fall out from Trayvon Martin's killer George Michael Zimmerman being set free by Florida Jury and system designed for injustice, many have been talking about boycotting Florida until it repeals Stand Your Ground self-defense laws. I thought to myself, I wonder what Malcolm X, Huey Newton and Fred F. Williams would be saying today about Black so-called leaders urging folks to give up their guns and concede the ground.
I also want to talk about why members of the Black liberation movement who are not confined not speaking up for their comrades who are being tortured and denied release from these prison hells in America.
Not all, but a prominent few I've noticed on Facebook who don't say one word about comrades who are sick and dying and denied compassionate release because of their past activities as members of various political organizations. Why is that?
Joining me tonight for discussion on these issues involving our political prisoners and their legacy is Shaka Shakur. Shaka Shakur was born August 12, 1969 and raised in the Bronx, New York. He is a father, community organizer and a revolutionary. He is the founder of The people's survival program and Maroon multi media. He is an alumni member of the Black Panther collective and former chairperson of the NYC chapter of the New Black Panther Party.
He is also a member of the hip-hop group Maroon Society and founder of the Gye NyaMe University. He conducts weekly political education classes, which are free to the public at the Assata Shakur cultural center in City College located on 137 & Amsterdam Ave, Rm. 3201 every Tuesday at 7pm.
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