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
During latter 2024 I put out a call to create a prisoner support network and organization called PAPA or People Against Prison Abuse. The purpose of PAPA was to create a broad base of public support for prisoners made up … Read the rest
On Feb 10, 2025 a meeting was held by people and members of groups who support or have signed on to PAPA (People Against Prison Abuse). This was our fifth meeting. At that meeting several things were decided:
First, we … Read the rest
On Jan 28, 2025 three guards at Virginia’s Greensville Correctional Center were reported as having been criminally charged for violent assaults on prisoners. (1) Greensville is one of Va’s predominantly Black-staffed prisons that houses medium security level prisoners. Thanks to … Read the rest
Chadwick Dotson has been the director of Virginia’s prison system since September 2023.
Before this appointment, he was a chief judge in the Circuit Court for Wise County, Va. He was also a past prosecuting attorney and dean of students … Read the rest
Tomeka Wallace is the mother of Demetrius Wallace, one of several Black men who set themselves on fire in latter 2024 at Virginia’s notorious Red Onion State Prison, in desperate response to racist abuses at the prison.
She has witnessed … Read the rest
The government’s use of euphemisms is simply a sly way of lying. When a cop murders a defenseless child of color in cold blood, shooting him in the back, police departments call it a “police involved shooting.” This serves to … Read the rest
On December 15, 2024, Dwight Jackson, a Black man confined at Keen Mountain, yet another remote Virginia prison, was electrocuted by guards with a 50,000 volt electric shock belt for fun.
The shocking assault happened while Dwight was being transported … Read the rest
There is a rally to shut down Virginia’s Red Onion and Wallens Ridge State Prisons set to take place in downtown Richmond, Virginia at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square on Jan 8, 2025 from 2-3pm.
This rally comes in … Read the rest