An Interview with Comrade Rashid by Marquis Winston of Kite Line Radio (2018)
Marquis: What was the intent of the authorities to move you to Florida? Did they see it as disconnecting you from the contacts you had in Texas? … Read the rest
Several months ago U.S. officials announced a depraved “zero-tolerance” policy for migrants entering the U.S. from what Donald Trump called “shithole countries” south of the border, even if they be fleeing deadly conditions as refugees—a status protected by international law.… Read the rest
We have learned that the Virginia Department of Corrections is planning to hold a hearing Monday September 10th, to have Rashid transferred out of state yet again. This is a punitive act, most likely retaliation for Rashid’s ongoing writings about … Read the rest
Rashid was moved on July 10 from Red Onion to Sussex I State Prison in Virginia. It is feared that this is preparatory to another out-of-state-transfer, possibly into the federal system and into a site of extreme isolation.
Urgent demands:… Read the rest
Prisoner Name:
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson #158039
Florida Department of Corrections – Santa Rosa Correctional Institution
Speaking up against brutalizing a mentally ill prisoner
On May 21, 2018, Kevin Johnson … Read the rest
One of the most important ways that a tiny 0.01% of the population controls all of society is through its police, military, and prisons. These are some of the fascist institutions within capitalism that, through its control of mass media, … Read the rest
When I first arrived in the Florida prison system on June 22, 2017, and was thrown in solitary confinement in the latest of numerous retaliatory interstate transfers for publicizing and resisting prison abuses, I questioned and discussed with numerous other … Read the rest
Rashid: Let me begin with a general outline of what I’m aiming for in this interview. My focus is less on just criticizing the capitalist imperialist system and the innumerable miseries, horrors and conflicts it causes the majority … Read the rest
There is no clear demarcations between, Black, Brown and White people in Amerika. Historically, the classifications have changed considerably over time. Originally, Irish, German, Eastern and Southern Europeans, and Jews were not considered “white” by Anglo-Saxon Protestants. During “Jim Crow” … Read the rest
I Said No Such Things
Earlier this year I replied to Azzurra Crispino’s communiqué concerning her being criticized in various circles for corresponding with an alleged white supremacist while he was imprisoned, and using his harrowing account of living in … Read the rest
