Happy Black August!! In the second episode of the very special Black August series, Revolutionary Baddies contend and bring to life a dialogue about political consciousness. A big, complex topic that spans across generations and often determines our future. In society, we often hear someone say, “I don't do politics.” or "I'm not the political type.”. In reality, what folks really mean is they are mentally and tangibly removed from politicians and what they do/don't do. However, this is only one way of navigating or engaging in politics. RB continues their Black August discussion focusing on notable writers, organizers, artists, and freedom fighters ideologies and how they practiced those ideologies. In the United States, McCarthyism and the “Red Scare” have systemically removed and villainized more progressive economic and social systems such as Socialism and Communism. Despite their best efforts, there are more young people supportive and in alignment with socialist values than in recent decades. In this episode, Brittany and Dee Dee manage to disrupt the stigma and propaganda surrounding these political frameworks and its very Black lineage. Check out our comprehensive resources and books to further our collective understanding.

Questions for our listeners:

What do you think is your current ideology?

How are you maturing your consciousness?

Links for the Show: Season 1. Episode 12

The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels

Black Scare/Red Scare by Charisse Burden-Stelly

Life with Gracie: Why Black Babies in Cuba Have A Better Chance At Life Than Ours

Black Visions: The Roots of African-American Contemporary Ideologies

Why Im Not Voting by W.E.B. Dubois

The Master’s Tools by Audre Lorde

Left of Karl Marx by Carole Boyce Davis

African Blood Brother for African Liberation and Redemption

Fred Hampton and the Rainbow Coalition

Military Empires: A Visual Guide to Foreign Bases

Soundtrack to a Coup D’etat Documemtary

When W.E.B. Dubois was “Un-American” by Andrew Lanham

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Happy Black August!! Welcome to the beginning of Revolutionary Baddies Podcast Black August Series. This month, Brittany and Dee Dee have crafted a series of episodes dedicated to the Black August Tradition. Black August is an annual commemoration of Black radical resistance throughout our history. From the Nat Turner Rebellion to the attempted escape and assassination of political prisoner John Jackson. Black August is a necessary charge to the radical movement for more discipline, awareness, and education in the fight to free ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS and continue the struggle against colonialism. In this episode, RB makes the special announcement you’ve been waiting for but you gotta tap in. Black August is an opportunity for all of us to speak more clearly and learn more thoroughly what prison and police abolition could look like in this country and what our role is in it. Dee Dee shares some examples of abolition organizing happening and how the work of abolition is truly about building, not just destroying. The hope for the Black August is that the listeners walk away with a sense of pride in the traditions created by Black Americans for honoring our resistance, and a desire for building a more just future for all.

Questions for our listeners

For Black August:

• How are you fasting?
• What are you studying?
• How are you training?
• What are you fighting for?

Links for the Show: Season 1. Episode 11

Blood In My Eye by George Jackson

Soledad Brothers by George Jackson

Community Safety & Wellness Task Force

The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt

Shut Down “Alligator Alcatraz”

Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time Docuseries

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ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE!! ALL POWER TO OPPRESSED PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD!! In this episode, Revolutionary Baddies enhances our collective understanding of The Black Panther Party. Much of our general information about the Black Panther Party is tainted by their rumored attachment to violence with an anti-white sentiment. However, the Black Panther Party is one of the most influential liberatory formations of our time. Built on October 15, 1966, with the will and determination to fight for and with oppressed people across the US and globally. The Panthers launched dozens of local chapters and built over 60 programs meeting the most immediate needs of the community. From food programs to pest control to sickle cell testing to drama clubs. The Panthers ran for local political positions and maintained authentic relationships with organizations and organizers across the Global South. An organization full of young, Black people committed to the struggle and continuing the vast movement against racial capitalism towards revolution. Brittany and Dee Dee break down the Ten Points of The Black Panther Party Ten Point Program, not only how it was executed but its influence today and how it forced this country to create social safety nets for its people. Many of the programs are being regressed but The Panthers hold the lessons of what our communities could look like if we engaged critically in the service of the people.

In this episode, RB mentions two significant organizations that are central to the history and culture of Durham. They are actively losing their funding and ability to sustain themselves due to our current authoritarian administration. Please consider donating to these two organizations as an act of sustaining our community. LINK BELOW!

Question for our listeners:

What programs do we need to have in our communities?

Links for the Show: Season 1. Episode 10

Black Panther Party 10 Point Program

Declaration of Independence

Muhammad Ali Gives His Stance on Vietnam War

The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America’s First Paramedics

The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels

Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni and Tupac Shakur

Afeni Shakur’s Impact on The Patient Bill of Rights

NorthStar Church of the Arts

Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice

Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party by Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom, Waldo E. Martin Jr.

A Taste of Power: A Black Woman’s Story by Elaine Brown

Marx in 90 minutes by Paul Strathern

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