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Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Angela Davis on Ferguson, Palestine & the Foundations of a Movement

 

In this episode and article of democracy now Amy Goodman interviews Angela Davis about the constant fight and struggle for freedom. Angela discusses how the Black Lives Matter movement and Palestinian movement share many similar qualities in their quest against racism. Mrs. Davis discusses how G4S, which is a private security company that deals with prisons and other undercover prisons and is the third largest company in the world. She discusses how her book offers insight about how racism is operated through G4S. Mrs. Davis frames her cause by connecting racism that the Black Lives Matters and Palestinian movement face through the G4S Corporation because G4S hold one of the largest deportation headquarters and also has private security teams that are operating and attempting to infiltrate these social movements.

http://www.democracynow.org/2016/3/28/freedom_is_a_constant_struggle_angel

 

Hands Off Assata Shakur: Angela Davis Calls for Radical Activism to Protect Activist Exiled in Cuba

 

In this article from Democracy Now! The article discusses President Obama's recent trip to Cuba, which is the first presidential visit to Cuba in eighty-eight years. The article consist of a transcribed conversation between Amy Goodman and Assata Shakur who was a member of the Black Panther Party and convicted of killing a New Jersey State Trooper during a social movement demonstration in 1973; however, Ms. Shakur was able to escape to Cuba with help from some of her friends and till this day proclaims her innocence. Angela Davis a long time believer in Assata's innocence has fought to protect the name of Assata Shakur as an innocent woman and now with the recent visiting to Cuba by President Obama Mrs. Davis is calling for social action to protect Assata from being prosecuted and extradited to the United States of America. Mrs. Davis Say extreme activism is needed to protect Assata's life because there has been a two-million dollar bounty put on her head and she has also been named as one of the top ten most dangerous terrorist alive.

http://www.democracynow.org/2016/3/28/hands_off_assata_shakur_angela_davis