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Chokwe Lumumba Speech
Chokwe Lumumba (revolutionary leader of the New Afrikan People's Organization) speech. Includes his thoughts on Azania, South Africa and the Civil Rights movement and its relation to the conditions still faced by African Americans.
African American children living in America
Radio news broadcast by Elombe Brath on the state of the American economy, inflation, capitalism, and growth. He suggests possible solutions to the economic problems. Another radio news broadcast about the situation of Black children in America. Elombe Brath talks about how African Americans need to protect and educate their children about racism in America.
Samouri Marksman on African and Caribbean People
Date: 1/16/1985Call Number: AFR 012Format: Cass A & BProgram: African Activists in AmericaCollection: Africa- General Resources
Michael Warren, chairman of African Activists in America, speaks about Maurice Bishop, and introduces Samouri Marksman. Marksman speaks about struggles of African people around the world; how Europeans control Latin American economies, cultures, and societies, and the struggle for Latin American independence; the struggle to alter the slave relationship with Europeans in the Caribbean and Africa; criticizes the IMF (International Monetary Fund) ; and American politics in South Africa and the struggle against Apartheid.
The African view of Blackness
Date: 1/12/1985Call Number: AFR 047Format: Cass A & BProgram: Ancient African Concept of Blackness -Inner Vision in the Eye of HorusCollection: Africa- General Resources
Recorded off mic.
Speech by Dr. Richard King about the African view on the physiology of blackness, and how people relate to the concept of being black. He speaks about melanin (skin pigment) in humans coming out of mythology, and the Africans hiding their science within mythology. He talks about the story of the Eye of Horus, the son of Osiris, giving the Africans the ability to see another’s inner essence. Lastly, he speaks about the black person’s skin color affecting the amount of sunlight is let in, thus creating weaker bones, and more dying off during the glacier age, proving that Africans are not just primitive people.
The African view of Blackness
Date: 1/12/1985Call Number: AFR 048Format: Cass A & BProgram: Ancient African Concept of Blackness - Inner Vision in the Eye of HorusCollection: Africa- General Resources
Continuation of AFR 047
Recorded off mic, relatively hard to understand.
Continuation of Dr. Richard King’s speech on the African concept of blackness. He speaks about how everyone has their own vision of blackness and mission in life, all threads that make the fabric of a nation. He calls people to value and hold on to their blackness.
Interview with Congolese National Liberation Front representative
Interview with a representative of FLNC (Congolese National Liberation Front). He speaks on conditions in Congo, and revolutionary organizations, as well as the threat of outside influences on the organizations. Speaks about the role of the proletariat, and how they are exploited in third world countries but are key to the FLNC. The struggle continues, he says, and it is an international problem, which requires an international solution and cooperation between countries. Speaks about fighting against Sese Seko Mobutu in Congo, and lastly speaks about supporting Angola, SWAPO (Southwest African People’s Organization), Namibia, and South Africa - “their struggle is our struggle”.
On Side B, the interviewer speaks about the FLNC, and understanding the United States government’s influence on Mobutu and in Congo.
In the midst of struggle: Paul Robeson birthday show
Date: 4/6/1985Call Number: PR 029Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant struggleCollection: Paul Robeson recordings
The struggle against apartheid in South Africa and international solidarity; several poems by David Diap; plays several Robeson songs; urges listeners to act in support of the struggle.
(Tape begins in middle of program and ends in middle of last song.)
Same as CD 270, Track 1
In the midst of struggle: Paul Robeson birthday show; Promos for Paul Robeson Day; Here I Stand
Date: 4/6/1985Call Number: CD 270Format: CDProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant struggleCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Struggle against apartheid in South Africa and international solidarity; reads several poems; several Robeson songs.
(Tape begins in middle of program and ends in middle of last song.)
Same as PR 029
Promos for Paul Robeson Day, a 12-hour marathon broadcast on KPFA on March 16, 1976.
Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5; same as PR 033
Here I Stand, readings by Karl Marx Yeargans
Tracks 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. Track 6 is incomplete.
Same as PR 034
The Julian Theatre presents S'Kotiphola
Publisher: The Julian TheatreDate: 6/15/1985Volume Number: 15-JunFormat: FlyerCollection: Anti-Apartheid Solidarity
Announcing new musical on South African Life at Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, benefit for Campaign to Shut Down South African Airways
Interview with Dr. Ivan Van Sertima
He discusses his research on African anthropology and ancient African influence on Indigenous cultures of the Americas.
