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Groundings

Groundings Podcast

Groundings is a place where organizing, theory, and history come in contact with dialogue, experience, and storytelling. It's where the past meets the present, and political education happens. The title "Groundings" is in honor of the revolutionary educator Walter Rodney, whose concept of "groundings" as a form of radical, political, and communal education inspires the conversations on this podcast. Groundings: we sit, we listen, we talk, we share, and we learn.

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S7 · E5
June 8 · 1 hr
The Radical Practice of Harm Reduction
Zellie Imani discusses radical harm reduction, supporting people with substance abuse issues, how liberals co-opt the language of harm reduction for voting, and community organizing in Paterson, New Jersey.
S7 · E4
May 25 · 1 hr 6 min
The Long Attica Revolt
Dr. Orisanmi Burton discusses his book “Tip of the Spear”, counter-insurgency, and what lessons we can learn from the Long Attica Revolt.
S7 · E3
February 24 · 1 hr 44 min
The Class Warfare In Black Atlanta Primer
Dr. August Wood discusses his book "Class Warfare In Black Atlanta", gentrification, and the contrast between Atlanta's title as the "Black Mecca" and the reality for Black residents.
January 28 · 59 min
Michael Parenti, Media Manipulation & Imperialist Propaganda (January 12, 2026)
This episode of RAP (Revolutionary African Perspectives) broadcast on January 12, 2026. We cover 5 mechanisms colonial media uses to promote imperialist propaganda: (1) Stenographer for the State, (2) Selective Reporting, (3) Active vs Passive Language, (4) Dehumanizing Reporting, and (5) Information Control.
Oct 27, 2025 · 59 min
The Memoirs of Robert & Mabel Williams w/ Dr. Akinyele Umoja
Leyla, taylor, and Dartricia are joined by Dr. Akinyele Umoja to talk about the book he co-edited, "The Memoirs of Robert and Mabel Williams: African American Freedom, Armed Resistance, and International Solidarity."
Oct 27, 2025 · 59 min
The New Jewel Movement and Grenada's Revolution
In this episode of RAP, Dartricia and Musa give a history of the New Jewel Movement and the Grenada Revolution and the U.S. Invasion and overthrow in 1983 under the Reagan Administration.
S7 · E2
Oct 7, 2025 · 1 hr 29 min
The Black Scare, Red Scare & So-Called Terrorism
We are joined by Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly to discuss her work on 'Black Scare, Red Scare,' examining the intertwined nature of anti-blackness and anti-communism in the U.S. legal and political order.
S7 · E1
Sep 9, 2025 · 1 hr 3 min
The Stono Rebellion
Community organizer and heritage interpreter Erica Veal discusses the Stono Rebellion, one of the most significant uprisings of enslaved Africans in U.S. history.
Aug 26, 2025 · 15 min
The Groundings (Re)Introduction
The first ever introduction episode for a new season and for the podcast... 7 seasons later.
Jul 22, 2025 · 1 hr
The 100th Birthday of Frantz Fanon
In this broadcast of RAP, we are joined by Salome Ayuak for a discussion of the life and legacy of the revolutionary Frantz Fanon.
Jun 25, 2025 · 57 min
The 'Middle East' is On Fire Because Israeli and US Imperialism Lit the Match
In this episode of RAP, the co-hosts discuss the US and Israel’s most recent acts of imperial violence against Iran.
Apr 28, 2025 · 59 min
The Khamansha Raphael album, cultural work, and state repression
Confederate rallies at Stone Mountain, repression against activists by DHS, and an interview with ATL rapper and poet Khamansha Raphael about the importance of cultural work, hip-hop, and poetry.
Apr 28, 2025 · 56 min
The Revolutionary African Perpectives ReLaunch
First Revolutionary African Perspectives (RAP) program with all new hosts, talking about Bowen Homes, Andre Dickens' run for reelection, Walter Rodney's How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, and Cuba's initiative for sustainable power grid.
S6 · E7
Mar 30, 2025 · 1 hr 36 min
The U.S. Out Of Korea Campaign
Professor Haruki Eda discusses 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.
S6 · E6
Nov 23, 2024 · 1 hr 7 min
The Panthers & Armed Struggle
Dr. Gerald Horne discusses his new book, "Armed Struggle: Panthers and Communists, Black Nationalists and Liberals in southern California, Through the Sixties and Seventies"
S6 · E5
Aug 30, 2024 · 1 hr 42 min
The Carribean, Haiti, and U.S. Imperialsm
We 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.
S6 · E4
Aug 24, 2024 · 45 min
The Legacy of Baba Masai Ehehosi
The life and legacy of Baba masai Ehehosi, Black Liberation Army (BLA) member and former political prisoner, who recently transitioned.
S6 · E3
Jun 21, 2024 · 1 hr 27 min
The Jericho Movement for Political Prisoners
Political organizer, community worker, and former political prisoner Jihad Abdulmumit discusses his life, and the Jericho Movement for Political Prisoners.
S6 · E2
Apr 28, 2024 · 1 hr 10 min
The Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
Palestinian prisoners and their courageous struggles, popular figure Walid Daqqa, and the importance of fighting for the liberation of Palestine are all discussed in this episode.
S6 · E1
Mar 8, 2024 · 1 hr 38 min
The Nonprofit Industrial Complex
Organizer Hiram Rivera discusses the Nonprofit Industrial Complex, capitalist co-optation, and community organizing history with Erica Caines and Musa Springer.

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