Reparations in Action

Recording of a special LIVE episode of the Reparations in Action / White Lies Shattered FM radio show and podcast.

Hosts Brendan McCoy and Penny Hess (Chair of the African People's Solidarity Committee and author of Overturning the Culture of Violence) speak with Black Power 96 Station Manager Eddie Maultsby and other members of the Black Power 96 team about the station’s fight for grant funds stolen by the Pinellas County Commission.

They discuss the attack on Black Power 96 Radio in the context of historical and current attacks on the rights of black people to freedom of speech.

This special episode is part of Black Power 96.3 FM community radio's July Fightback Fund Drive.

Donate toward the Reparations in Action show goal at BlackPower96.org/Donate.

The Reparations in Action / White Lies Shattered FM radio show and podcast airs Fridays at 3pm ET on Black Power 96.3 FM in St. Petersburg, Florida and is available on demand at UhuruSolidarity.podbean.com, iTunes, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Chairwoman Penny and Brendan discuss the 2024 USM Convention: "No More Genocide in our Name" with Chair Jesse, Ruby Gittelsohn, and Jamie Simpson. Featuring live clips from the Convention!

Come be a part of the Uhuru Solidarity Movement's annual convention! USM Chair Jesse Nevel tells us what to expect for this year's big event. The Convention will take place in North St. Louis and calls on all white people to say, "No More Genocide in Our Name!".

In this week's episode we'll hear USM Chair Jesse Nevel's presentation at the December 17th Jews Against Colonialism event. Afterwards, we'll discuss with Chair Jesse, long-time APSC member Ruby Gittelsohn, and Chairwoman of APSC Penny Hess.

Penny Hess interviews Jesús Rodriguez-Espinoza, editor of the Orinoco Tribune. They discuss the recent freeing of wrongfully imprisoned diplomat, Alex Saab, as well as current affairs in Venezuela. 

Chairwoman Penny interviews Secretary General of the African Socialist International, Luwezi Kinshasa, on the anti-colonial struggles of African people in the Sahel Region of Africa.

Penny Hess and Jesse Nevel provide context on the colonial genocide happening in Palestine and why Palestine must be free! They also discuss the history behind the colonial holiday of "Thanksgiving".

In this episode, we interview the People's Alderman, Jesse Todd, about the "Dred Scott City of Refuge Resolution" that he presented to the St. Louis City Board of Aldermen. The People's Alderman dives into the importance of this document, its relevance in today's political climate, and how you can use it to turn your city into a "city of refuge".

In this episode, we look back on Day 2 of the Uhuru Solidarity Movement's 2023 Convention: "White People, Say No the FBI War on Black Liberation!" with a clip from the tour of the Black Power Blueprint. Afterwards, we interview longtime APSC member, Kitty Reilly, who works directly under APEDF President Ona Zené Yeshitela. Learn how the Black Power Blueprint is bringing the community together and changing the landscape in North St. Louis!

In anticipation of Chairman Omali Yeshitela's new book, Chairwoman Penny Hess and Chair Jesse Nevel analyze the documentary on the 1982 World Tribunal on Reparations.