Cointelpro 101 was shown at the American Studies Association national conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico last week. Claude Marks was joined by Akinyele Umoja of Georgia State University… Details
The video is well worth watching to gain further information and insight on the conditions of those held in solitary confinement in Pelican Bay’s SHU and the process of gang validations… Details
This week, the archives would like to highlight the work of one of our high school interns, Ja’Lenn Polar. Ja’Lenn attends MetWest High School located in Oakland which strives to prepare… Details
September 9-13th mark the 41st anniversary of the Attica Rebellion. This massive prison takeover by hundreds of inmates and the callous repression and murders by the state of… Details
What’s New in the Archives…
Recently, a rare copy of Sunviews, written by Sundiata Acoli in 1983, was donated to the Archives. Sundiata Acoli, a Black Liberation Freedom Fighter is currently… Details
On Saturday August 11th, 2012 COINTELPRO 101 will be one of three films shown in Omaha, Nebraska to commemorate Black August and recognize the political imprisonment of Black activists… Details
My name is Doraius Lacy and I am a senior at Metwest high school. I am also an intern at The Freedom Archives. I wanted to intern at The Freedom Archives because for the past two years I have… Details
(This post was written by Juan Manjivar, a sophomore at June Jordan School for Equity and an intern at the Freedom Archives.)
From watching The Legacy of Torture, I learned about a group… Details
