Afro Futures

Yusuf Abdul-Qadir speaks with journalist, author, television commentator and radio host Clay Cane about using his various platforms to promote social justice.

Yusuf Abdul-Qadir chats with Keenan Scott II, about the continued success of 'Thoughts of a Colored Man'.

Yusuf Abdul- Qadir chats with writer and actress Jasmine Pierce about the complexities of cancel culture and more.

Yusuf Abdul-Qadir talks with comedian Hughie Stone Fish about how to better understand liberation movements at home and across the world.

Yusuf Abdul-Qadir chats with Brandon Anderson about Raheem, an alternative to traditional policing.

On this week’s episode of Afro Future Yusuf Abdul-Qadir is joined by Kimberly Latrice Jones. Kimberly is an American author known for co-authoring the book I'm Not Dying With You Tonight and for the viral video How Can We Win published during the George Floyd protests.

In the United States we talk a lot about the issues of racism, equity, and equality, and often times we assume the conversation stops at our borders. But there are conflicts and struggles surrounding racism far beyond the United States.

On August 14th, 2016, San Francisco Quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem for the first time. Since that day there have been numerous public gestures done in protest of police brutality. Kaepernick's protest is certainly the most well-known, but it wasn't the first.

With the Academy Awards having come and gone and the Emmys looming in September, movies and films are on the minds of many of us right now. What makes a movie powerful? And what do they say about our society?

On Tuesday April 20th 2021, jurors came to a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin.The jury found him guilty on all three charges, in a ruling that made headlines all across the country.