Groundings

Host Musa and new co-host Dartricia Rollins discuss our backgrounds and motivations for the podcast, our excitement for the upcoming season, and highlight some key episodes and guests we've got coming up. 

Dartricia introduces herself as an oral historian, archivist, and organizer, and Musa talks about the educational mission and origins of Groundings. Also... how Musa hates podcasts. 

We tease upcoming episodes on topics like class warfare in Black Atlanta, harm reduction organizing, and historical African uprisings. 

The audio you hear at the end is Safiya Bukhari speaking in 1998 at the Jericho98 March On Washington [full speech here]. 

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In commemoration of Fanon's centennial, the interview covers his biography, many writings, including his books A Dying Colonialism, Wretched of the Earth, Black Skin, White Masks, and more. As well as Fanon’s participation in the Algerian revolutionary struggle and his theories of violence and decolonization. The broadcast also features the news of Fanon's daughter, Mirelle Fanon, being banned from the Caribbean Philosophical Association conference due to her Palestine advocacy on her fathers birthday. The news segment also includes a discussion of immigration agents demanding tenant information from landlords, stirring questions and confusion and the Georgia Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans suing to stop a new exhibit that wants to tell a broader story about Stone Mountain.

Find all past episodes of RAP or listen live Mondays at 7pm EST at: https://wrfg.org/rap/

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Kwame Ture on Frantz Fanon and Pan-Africanism 

Music:

Manzel Tala by Edmond Mondésir

Frantz Fanon 1952 by Jacques Coursil

In this episode of Revolutionary African Perspectives — RAP — the co-hosts discuss the US and Israel’s most recent acts of imperial violence against Iran. They provide a historical timeline of how we got here before interviewing geopolitical analyst and journalist, Ajamu Baraka to provide additional context and analysis on why this is happening in the Middle East how it compares to previous interventions, as well as the over-stretching of empire with war in Ukraine and the desired pivot to China. Ajamu talks about why this is relevant to Black people specifically and what we can expect in the future. 

The Middle East is On Fire Because Israeli and U.S. Imperialism Lit the Match — The Black Alliance for Peace [Statement]

This episode includes reflections on the historic tactics to counter the Confederate Memorial Day Rally at Stone Mountain. It also features co-host Musa's recent targeting and detainment by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in early April. RAP interviewed special guest, Atlanta rapper Khamansha Raphael and played exclusive unreleased tracks from his forthcoming album. The show concluded with a lifting up of Political Prisoner, Imam Jamil Al-Amin, who is suffering from poor health in prison for fighting for the liberation of all-oppressed peoples.

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This audio is from a live recording on Monday, April 21, 2025 from 7pm to 8pm on WRFG Atlanta 89.3 FM.

Co-hosts: Dartricia, Steven, and Musa
Co-producer: Leyla and Taylor

This episode includes reflections on the historic tactics to counter the Confederate Memorial Day Rally at Stone Mountain. It also features co-host Musa's recent targeting and detainment by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in early April after international travel. RAP interviewed special guest, Atlanta rapper Khamansha Raphael and played exclusive unreleased tracks from his forthcoming album. The show concluded with a lifting up of Political Prisoner, Imam Jamil Al-Amin who is suffering from poor health in prison for fighting for the liberation of all-oppressed peoples.

For more information, including an archive index of past RAP programs, please visit https://wrfg.org/rap/

This audio is from a live recording on Monday, March 17, 2025 from 7pm to 8pm on WRFG Atlanta 89.3 FM.

Hosts: Dartricia, Musa, and Steven
Producers: Leyla and Taylor

RAP, Revolutionary African Perspectives, is a public affairs program airing every Monday from 7pm to 8pm EST.

For more information, including an archive index of past RAP programs, or to listen to episodes live each week, visit https://wrfg.org/rap/

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In this episode we talk about the Bowen Homes housing projects, Andre Dickens' run for reelection, Walter Rodney's How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, and Cuba's initiative for sustainable power grid.

In this episode of Groundings, I speak with professor Haruki Eda to discuss the Korean struggle for sovereignty, the impact of U.S. imperialism on the Korean Peninsula, and the ongoing U.S. Out of Korea campaign by Nodutdol. Haruki provides a deep historical and political analysis, drawing connections between the Korean struggle and global anti-imperialist movements, including Palestinian liberation, African decolonization, and resistance to U.S. hegemony worldwide.

The conversation covers:
✔️ The history of U.S. involvement in Korea, from colonial division to present-day occupation
✔️ The U.S. Out of Korea campaign and its goals
✔️ How Korea remains a key front in U.S. imperialist strategies against China and the Global South
✔️ The economic and social impact of U.S. military presence in South Korea
✔️ The role of South Korea in supporting Zionism vs. the DPRK’s solidarity with oppressed peoples
✔️ How listeners can support Korean sovereignty and anti-imperialist struggles globally

[00:02:10] – Guest introduction: Haruki Eda’s background as a third-generation Zainichi Korean
[00:06:35] – Introduction to Nodutdol for Korean Community Development and its mission
[00:10:20] – The launch of the U.S. Out of Korea campaign: reasons, objectives, and demands
[00:18:50] – The staggering U.S. military presence in Korea: 28,500 troops & 73 bases
[00:25:40] – How the U.S. uses war games and economic subjugation to control Korea
[00:32:15] – The Korean War: A genocidal attack on Korea’s sovereignty
[00:40:30] – The IMF crisis: How U.S.-imposed neoliberal policies shaped modern South Korea
[00:47:50] – U.S. military crimes in Korea and the role of the UN Command
[00:54:05] – The attempted martial law in South Korea: what happened & why it matters
[01:02:15] – The role of South Korea in supporting Zionism and military-industrial expansion
[01:10:50] – How the DPRK has historically supported African, Palestinian, and anti-imperialist struggles
[01:18:40] – Why the Korean struggle is central to the broader fight against U.S. imperialism

📌 U.S. Out of Korea Campaign – Website here
📌 Groundings: Juche & Firsthand Account of DPRK episode – Listen here
📌 BDS Korea – Website here
📌 Korea Peace Now Report on U.S. Sanctions – Read here

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This episode was recorded in the first week of August, 2024. 

Dr. Gerald Horne discusses his new book, "Armed Struggle: Panthers and Communists, Black Nationalists and Liberals in southern California, Through the Sixties and Seventies."

Please forgive the minor audio issues here and there. 

Onyesonwu Chatoyer joins as a co-host .

Activist and professor Tamanisha John joins Musa and Erica to discuss U.S. and Western imperialism in the Caribbean, the U.S.-backed invasion of Haiti by Kenyan forces, and the genocidal U.S. blockade of Cuba. 

The Walter Rodney speech can be found in full here. 

Check out Liberation Through Reading here. 

Activist, journalist, and lawyer Anoa Changa joins to talk about her father, Black Liberation Army (BLA) member and former political prisoner Baba Masai Ehehosi, who transitioned on April 1, 2024. The conversation touches Baba Masai's lifelong commitment to Black liberation, sovereignty, freeing political prisoners, and the abolition of the prison-industrial complex. Anoa shares personal reflections on her father's impact and experiences on life and activism, as well as his influence within organizations like Critical Resistance, The Jericho Movement for Political Prisoners, and the Republic of New Afrika.

Listeners will gain insight into Baba Masai's enduring dedication to justice, his role in shaping movements against political repression, and his advocacy for prisoners' rights. We talk about the examples he set in his actions, the importance of inter-generational knowledge community, and how we can continue to honor and uplift his legacy through our organizing.

"Masai worked for the liberation of his people for over 50 years, and held a profound presence in the multiple organizations he was in. A co-defendant of Safiyah Bukhari captured by police in 1973 as a BLA member, Masai began working with the American Friends Services Committee (AFSC) and was staff of the AFSC’s Criminal Justice Program in Newark, NJ after being released from 14 years of prison in Virginia. At AFSC, Masai worked to close security housing units and end torture against imprisoned people through AFSC’s Prison Watch Program. At the time of his passing, Masai was also the current Co-Minister of Information for the Provisional Government of the Republic of New Afrika, an advisory board member ofThe Jericho Movementworking on the Jericho Medical Project for both state and federal prisoners, and was supporting the Prison and Gang Program of Al-Ummah and the Imam Jamil (Al-Amin) Action Network." — Critical Resistance 

You can read more about Baba Masai here. 

You can find Anoa here.

You can find the Jericho Movement for Political Prisoners here.