We are the children of the niggers you couldn't lynch!

#BlackAugust

In lieu of poet's day being during #BlackAugust, we want to highlight another important figure in Black history— Langston Hughes. Read more about Hughes in Anne Donlon and Evelyn Scaramella's work on his poems written during the Spanish Civil War: https://hcommons.org/deposits/item/hc:27041/.

The legacy of #BlackAugust by Monica Moorehead (former presidential candidate for the IWW) https://www.workers.org/2023/08/73011/

During #BlackAugust it is important to remember the individuals who fought tirelessly to better the lives of Black people. This next #CORESpotlight does just that. Danica Savonick reflects on bell hooks's radical pedagogy and legacy here: https://hcommons.org/deposits/item/hc:43617/.

In our next #BlackAugust spotlight, Julian Chambliss explores the life of Oscar Mack, a man who was lynched in Orlando, FL in 1922. Learn more in Chambliss's presentation: https://hcommons.org/deposits/item/hc:23755/.

It is Black August month, so here are a few articles of bygone years for reflection of this month of commemoration:

Black August - A Celebration of Freedom Fighters Past and Present
https://ccrjustice.org/black-august

Kumasi speaks: What is Black August?
https://sfbayview.com/2019/08/kumasi-speaks-what-is-black-august/

#BlackAugust #prisoners

“You've got to tell the world how to treat you. If the world tells you how you are going to be treated, you are in trouble.” — #JamesBaldwin #blackaugust

Kicking off our first #BlackAugust #CORESpotlight is an article by @dmw highlighting the work of historic freedom fighters like the Black Panthers: https://hcommons.org/deposits/item/hc:39999/

August #CORESpotlight incoming 📨. This month, we'll be highlighting works for #BlackAugust as well as we're showcasing works for our take on #Arrgust or International Pirate's Month by focusing on works that discuss pirate-cy aka piracy. Stay tuned, matey!

logging off for #BlackAugust

if you wanna be in touch off here during that month then reach out before august 1

We're kickin' things off for June by #droning on about...

#Black August #Filmmakers Take to the Skies
https://localnewspasadena.com/2023/black-august-filmmakers-take-to-the-skies/

#LocalNews #Pasadena #filmmaking #drones #BlackAugust #news #cinemastodon #cinematography #movies #documentaries #LocalNewsPasadena

february #BlackHistoryMonth = annual midpoint between 1 #BlackAugust & another

"#BlackAugust reminds us that #COINTELPRO didn't end"
https://www.charles-brooks.com/2022/08/black-august-reminds-us-that-cointelpro.html

Afrofuturist Abolitionists of the Americas: "#BlackAugust salute to Oluwatoyin Salau. May she rest in peace and rise in power. We shall see you in the whirlwind"
https://nitter.it/AbolitionF_ists/status/1563887589752446978

August is the anniversary month of two revealing events in Azanian history:

11-16 August 2012 - south african police kill three dozen striking workers at a platinum mine in Marikana, west of Gauteng.

26 august 2020 - south african police murder Nathaniel Julies, a neurodivergent 16 year old, with a shotgun in front of their friends.

both the killings & the popular responses to them brought home the hollowness of white models of liberation. they said apartheid was over & south africa was free; they meant free for the taking. now southern Africa is the region with the highest rates of economic inequality on the planet. This is why we say "A luta continua". #BlackAugust

Today in 1831, Nat Turner's rebellion began #BlackAugust

RT @Kalonjichanga@twitter.com

Day 21 #BlackAugust 1971

George Jackson, was assassinated by San Quentin Prison Guards. His books "Soledad Brother" and "Blood in My Eye" are must reads!

Read more about George and Black August:

https://www.thepeoplesarmy.org/blackaugust

LONG LIVE THE DRAGON, BLACK AUGUST RESISTANCE!!!!

"Dreams of Black Revolt : A reflection on the 2 year anniversary of the George Floyd Rebellion and its meaning from a Black Anarchist"

https://haters.noblogs.org/post/2022/08/19/dreams-of-black-revolt-a-reflection-on-the-2-year-anniversary-of-the-george-floyd-rebellion-and-its-meaning-from-a-black-anarchist/ #BlackAugust

by any means necessary.
par tous les moyens nécessaires.
mit allen erforderlichen mitteln.

#BlackAugust
#AoûtNoir
#SchwarzerAugust

George Jackson, who #BlackAugust was founded largely in honor of, became—& remained—a revolutionary communist in prison. He famously wrote that fascism was "already here [in the u.s.]" over 50 years ago. He advocated for & hoped to carry out revolutionary guerrilla warfare. & he was not alone