Assata Shakur Study Group

Black August calls on us to study the history of Black liberation, deepen our political consciousness, and learn from the experiences of political prisoners and revolutionary movements. This session examines how young people built and led organizations such as the Revolutionary Action Movement, SNCC, the Black Panther Party, and the Young Lords, while exploring the […]

Black August requires us not only to remember political prisoners, but to understand the systems that made their imprisonment possible and continue to criminalize resistance today. Together, we will examine how schools, media, entertainment, and political institutions manufacture consent for policing and mass incarceration by criminalizing Black youth and erasing the history of revolutionary struggle […]