Conscientization 101

A revival is as an improvement in the condition or strength of something. Considering this definition, Cyclonious The Natural Disaster's latest album The Revival is aptly titled....

In the conclusion of our two part series we explore with You & Me the importance of conscientization in understanding African identity within the proper context and....

Folk music is defined as music "relating to the traditional art or culture of a community or nation," and the critically acclaimed dynamic group You & Me aptly titled debut album Folk Songs, is the epitome of this definition...

We conclude our two part series with our brother Cyclonious The Natural Disaster entitled Cyclonious: Practice Without Thought is Blind; Thought Without Practice is Empty. In this episode we discuss the negative effects of neolibralism on the ability to mount effective organization for development and much more.

We present part one of a two part series with Cyclonious The Natural Disaster to discuss the principal of conscientization...

We conclude our digitally re-mastered two part series from Brother Del Jones entitled Understanding Our Rich Cultural Heritage & Strengthening It For The Revolution....

Del Jones aka Nana Kuntu was one of the fiercest and vigilant Africans that walked the earth. In a sea of anti-African madness, Brother Del Jones did the libratory analysis that needed to be done to heal a brutally scarred people, while at the same time he worked to reunify Africa's physically and mentally dispersed people via nationbuilding. Brother Del Jones...

We conclude our two part series, Moments of Truth With Watusi87 of RU1 Fam. In this episode we discuss the definition of freedom from an African- centered perspective, how European sexual exploitation of African people during slavery/colonialism still resonates with us today, and how through this continued sexual exploitation sex is used as a counter revolutionary weapon against Africans worldwide via the music industry.

In part one of this two part series entitled Moments of Truth With Watusi87 of RU1 Fam, we learn more about Watusi87 as an artist, his musical influences, his insights on various aspects of the African world, and much more.

We conclude our digitally re-mastered two part series featuring our beloved brother Dr. Bobby E. Wright, at the Black Psychology and Mental Health Conference, at Atlanta Junior college on April 10, 1980.

April 6, 2017, marks the 35th anniversary of Dr. Bobby E. Wright's passing. Dr. Wright was one of the greatest warrior's for the restoration of African sovereignty. In part one of this two part series, we are proud to present a digitally re-mastered dialogue with our beloved brother from the Black Psychology and Mental Health Conference, at Atlanta Junior college on April 10, 1980.

On this episode of the Conscientization 101 podcast, we talked with one half of the dynamic and innovative team at the Liverpool based Ital Fresh, Iras DanJahDan (also of the RU1 Fam hip-hop collective).

On this episode we learn more about Mercury, how he grew up, his musical influences and forthcoming solo project, the importance of social organization, and much more!

We conclude our featured lecture by Dr. Amos Wilson entitled Beyond White Racism, Civil Rights, and Onward to African Revolution, which we digitally remastered.

On this episode of the Conscientization 101 podcast we feature Part 1 of a 2 part lecture by Dr. Amos Wilson entitled Beyond White Racism, Civil Rights, and Onward to African Revolution, which we digitally remastered.

As the first Black president exits office, rather than America being "post-racial," Black people must walk around like the 1960s with signs blaring: "Black Lives Matter." In addition, the late Supreme Court Justice, Antonin Scalia, advised Black students to attend "slower track" universities. And a Princeton University study concluded that a 20-year effort like the Manhattan Project (building the A-bomb to nuke Japan), is required to close today's...

In the conclusion of our series with Dr. Julian Kunnie about his book, The Cost of Globalization: Dangers to the Earth and Its People, we talk about the effects globalization has on climate change, ecosystems, why capitalist solutions to the former are a joke, and much more.

In part two of our three part dialogue with Dr. Julian Kunnie about his book, The Cost of Globalization: Dangers to the Earth and Its People, we talk about the effects globalization has on Indigenous people, and properly define indigeneity. We also discuss why the proposed "solutions" for the so-called "third world" can never...

Dr. Julian Kunnie’s latest book, The Cost of Globalization: Dangers to the Earth and Its People, examines the pitfalls of globalization outside the mainstream, corporate narrative which asserts that globalization represents positive economic growth for everyone on the planet.

In Part two of our talk with Big Frizzle, we discuss the impetus and objectives of specific tracks on his album Family First, Africa 4 Africans Edition.