Black August Los Angeles
All Power To The People
Free Them All. Free The Land.
“Settle your quarrels, come together, understand the reality of our situation, understand that fascism is already here, that people are already dying who could be saved, that generations more will live poor butchered half-lives if you fail to act. Do what must be done, discover your humanity and your love in revolution.”
George L. Jackson, Blood In My Eye
Art by Kevin “Rashid” Johnson, a founding member of the Revolutionary Intercommunal Black Panther Party Prison Chapter. Rashid is currently being repressed by prison administrations and transferred to different prisons. Support Rashid and make some calls on his behalf. https://rashidmod.com
What is Black August?
"Black August originated in the concentration camps (prisons) of California in 1979 and its roots come from the history of resistance by Black/New Afrikan/Afrikan brothers in those prisons. It’s original purpose is to honor and commemorate the lives and deaths of several fallen Freedom Fighters (amongst them were Jonathan Jackson, George Jackson, W.L. Nolan, James McClain, William Christmas and Khatari Gaulden); to bring education and awareness to family members, friends, associates and communities about the conditions f or the Black/New Afrikan prisoners held within those concentration camps (in particular in California) and to educate our people about and honor the history and actions of continued resistance of Black/New Afrikan/Afrikan peoples to oppression, colonization and slavery in the U.S. and throughout the Diaspora, with particular emphasis on freedom fighters and historical acts of resistance.
It must be clear that the purpose of Black August as created by the founders was not to celebrate, but to observe by individual and collective fasting, studying, educating and community work, as well as political and cultural edutainment."
Mama Ayanna,
BLACK AUGUST: THE TRUE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND PRACTICE
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