Race Capitol

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This week on Race Capitol we discuss oppression and stare repression in our movement with guest King Salim Khalfani, accompanied by clips featuring the voices of activist Kimberly Jones and sholar and academic Dr Angela Davis.

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Today’s show includes audio from a press conference put on by the Virginia Student Power Network on Monday September 14, 2020. Today’s guests include Ibby Han of Virginia Student Power Network, Taylor Maloney of VCU, Kibiriti Majuto and Sidney Miralao of The College of William & Mary, Sarandon Elliot of University of Virginia, Darnshi Patel of George Mason University, and Brian Bennet of Virginia Tech. Big thanks to all of our guests for sharing their stories.

Some additional resources to check out to supplement today’s episode are:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18OpssEryhg36TeyebpqzsuF6RNilsIhrEn0IXXymPmw/edit?usp=sharing

-https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html

-https://www.wric.com/news/education/vcu-students-move-into-campus-dorms-during-covid-19-pandemic/

-https://www.vastudentpower.org/campus-response

Race Capitol explores the steps of Black Liberation and the diversity of tactics while navigating the non-profit industrial complex. All three hosts join this week to discuss the complexities and dynamics of the institution that appears to hold influence over perceived progress.

Readings:

-https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/fundi-none-shall-escape-radical-perspectives-in-the-caribbean.pdf

-https://www.revolutionaryabolition.org/bdap.pdf

-https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/2010NPIndudtrialComplex.pdf

-cover: https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Revolution_Will_Not_Be_Funded.html?id=QCEuDgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button

Video to watch:

-https://youtu.be/2NQj7zKlHSc

Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23nJ7a08hxU&feature=youtu.be

VisionaryLion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9RogCACgPc

After Richmond Police Department violently attack demonstrators on 9.1.2020 at the Richmond City "Justice" Center, we are re-airing with a short intro into the current. Listen to the options of our officials to address the pandemic impacting our siblings incarcerated.

See video from the police attack here: https://twitter.com/sabrinaamorenoo/status/1300940711181922305?s=20

Dr. Shawn Utsey joins the show to give information about his presentation that he gave to the Mayor's Taskforce for Re-Imagining Public Safety. Dr. Utsey explains that he doesn't think the Mayor's team heard him but we are listening to the detailed history and psychological pathology that has led to society as a whole criminalizing Black bodies. Thank you to Dr Utsey from Virginia Commonwealth University African American Studies department.

This week on Race Capitol, co-host Naomi Isaac talks with Sarin Glenn from Powershift Network, Virginia Student Power Network alumna, Aida Campos, VCU Student Power organizer, Taylor Maloney, and the librarian of the richmond based Lil Rad Library, Asma, to gain their perspective on the radicalization of today’s Black and Brown youth and why all the kids are claiming communism.

Aug 5, 2020 Race Capitol aligns #BLM to the Black Immigrant experience. Chelsea Higgs Wise interview Sylvie Bello from Cameroon American Council on their 10 year fight and what it feels like to balance the pandemics of constructed physical and social health disparities.

Race Capitol also invites organizers from the July 31, 2020 #FreeThemAllVA march to bring attention to the privately owned Farmville Virginia Immigrant Center of America where 93% of detainees have tested positive for COVID-19. Hear about their demands and what wealthy corporate investors rest comfortably in Richmond, Virginia profiting over the terrorism the Farmville ICA is creating on this generation.

Thanks to both our guests. Please follow and support their work-

Cameroon American Council:

@camamercouncil

https://m.facebook.com/CamAmerCouncil

Free Them All:

On it @VAFreeThemAll —-Twitter

@FreeThemAllVA —IG

https://linktr.ee/freethemallva

Featured music today:

https://youtu.be/uJufZiQpoCc

This week Race Capitol gets some radical rest and airs a previously recorded episode and asks the listener to hear for the promises that the city of Richmond still awaits to be met. Richmond's Commonwealth Attorney's office has not had a competitive race since 2005 and has also not convicted any officer shootings.

Aint no justice in this town. Big thanks again to Justice Forward and Rebecca Keel for joining this interview.

On today’s #NoCopZone episode, we talk about getting police OUT of our schools with RPS teacher + @RichmondForAll organizer Jessica Shim, @RISEforYouth organizer Stephanie Younger (@blaquewomanist) + executive director Valerie Slater (@Valerie__Slater)

The show airs every Wednesday at 10am on WRIR LP 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio.

Resources for today’s episode:

www.blackfeministcollective.com - publication ran by Stephanie Younger

Legal Aid Justice Center School Policing Advocacy Checklist https://www.justice4all.org/justchildren-program/schoolpolicing/sro-advocacy-checklist/

Students and teachers anonymously share what it's like to be 'Black At' Richmond-area schools

https://richmond.com/news/local/students-and-teachers-anonymously-share-what-its-like-to-be-black-at-richmond-area-schools/article_09c63105-25c0-5a32-b54f-0eb59a7def9f.html

We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom

http://www.beacon.org/We-Want-to-Do-More-Than-Survive-P1446.aspx

On today’s #NoCopZone episode, we talk about getting police OUT of our schools with RPS teacher + @RichmondForAll organizer Jessica Shim, @RISEforYouth organizer Stephanie Younger (@blaquewomanist) + executive director Valerie Slater (@Valerie__Slater)

The show airs every Wednesday at 10am on WRIR LP 97.3 FM Richmond Independent Radio.

Resources for today’s episode:

www.blackfeministcollective.com - publication ran by Stephanie Younger

Legal Aid Justice Center School Policing Advocacy Checklist https://www.justice4all.org/justchildren-program/schoolpolicing/sro-advocacy-checklist/

Students and teachers anonymously share what it's like to be 'Black At' Richmond-area schools

https://richmond.com/news/local/students-and-teachers-anonymously-share-what-its-like-to-be-black-at-richmond-area-schools/article_09c63105-25c0-5a32-b54f-0eb59a7def9f.html

We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom

http://www.beacon.org/We-Want-to-Do-More-Than-Survive-P1446.aspx

July 15, 2020 The hosts offer a Capitol Catch up for Race Capitol listeners on topics like the Robert E Lee Statue on Monument Avenue, the state of Virginia Evictions with Steve Fischbach from Virginia Law Poverty Center, plus the TWO task forces being talked about in the city of Richmond and finally the Reclamation Revivals taking place in the streets.

The demands remain, to dismantle all monuments of white supremacy including the racist instituions.

A big thank you this week to Style Weekly and David Dominique for featuring Race Capitol on the cover of this week's issue.

Featured Music:

-https://soundcloud.com/onraewatkins/middle-finger-to-the-law-ft-fresco-steez-byp100-choir-onrae-lateal-mix

-https://youtu.be/QR71QoHMdko