On Feb 18, 2025, members and supporters of Families United Against Prison Abuse (FUAPA) met to discuss proposals, including another name change. The group was originally named People Against Prison Abuse (PAPA). Then we discovered that other preexisting groups had … Read the rest
There was a time
not so long ago
when it was fashionable
to hang us from ropes
to crack racist jokes
to use racist tropes
then came a world war
that armed the world’s poor
who then saw
with guns … Read the rest
The image of superheroes
defies the real
portraying creatures that fly
with hides of steel
who cannot be killed
on the surface
these ideals
are meant to thrill
but go deeper still
and it’s revealed
they’re meant to instill
in … Read the rest
Mine eyes have seen the colored hordes who fell upon your sword;
As you trampled the entire globe stealing wealth to hoard;
What madness would induce you to think you should be adored?
Imperialism marches on.… Read the rest
In our communities
white folks see habits they call bad,
Like holding our crotches
and letting our pants sag.
They ask why do you do this
grabbing on yourself?
Richard Pryor explained it:
“You motherfuckers done took everything else!”
And … Read the rest
In a recent political education (PE) class, I asked participants, “What motivated your involvement in revolutionary or social justice work?” The idea for this question came from one of my favorite books, FANSHEN: A DOCUMENTARY OF REVOLUTION IN A CHINESE … Read the rest
A conversation between Kevin “Rashid” Johnson and Halisi Olugbala Uhuru
RASHID: Comrade Halisi, many of us agree that there’s a major need for conversations about the New Afrikan (Black) community, our relationships, and things related to us as a people … Read the rest
Elon Musk
giving “Hail Hitler” salutes
protecting cops shooting Blacks in backs
modern day jackboots
Donald the Nazi
studies Mein Kampf
fascist rule consolidated
the cards all Trump’s
one man hegemony
return to feudal rule
Black entertainers inaugurate him
idiot … Read the rest
When I was a child my father demanded
recite Kipling’s poem “If”
he never mentioned Rudyard was a bigot
I found out only because I sniffed
around in his collection of poems
beyond my father’s plans
discovered the ripening he … Read the rest
oh great pretenders
you act as though
the things you do
you do not know
when history shows
your world was built
on lands and wealth stolen
islands of gold
surrounded by oceans
of blood and bones
from people slaughtered… Read the rest