Dec 14, 2024
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This week Kehinde answers some mailbag questions from our
listeners. Topics included the Jay-Z news, Lammy's response to the
arrest of Marcus Fakana in Dubai, the role of Black academics and
how we build Black solidarity. We also pay tribute to Nikki
Giovanni
This is our final episode for 2024 and also the last episode in season 2 (S2) of the Make It Plain Podcast. Season 3 (S3) will be back next year. We are super grateful for your support, and we'll see you in 2025.
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Harambee Organisation of Black Unity
(Marcus Garvey Centre + Nicole Andrews Community Library,
Birmingham, UK):
https://www.blackunity.org.uk/
(IG) @harambeeobu (X) @HarambeeOBU (FB) OBUBirmingham
Make it Plain - Black Education Community Resource Bank
We are creating an educational community resource bank., to provide
the education that Black children need. Please email us your
resource links and we'll create a Black education resource page on
Make it Plain.
mip@blackunity.org.uk
CAP25/26 (Virtual/In-Person) - Convention of Afrikan People -
Gambia - April 2026 (Everyone's Welcome*)
The event was originally booked for May 2025 and has been postponed
to April 2026 but will still occur in the Gambia. CAP25 will
ideally take place as a virtual convention in preparation for
CAP26.
On Malcolm X’s 100th birthday, the Harambee Organisation of Black Unity is bringing together those in Afrika and the Diaspora who want to fulfill Malcolm’s legacy and build a global organization for Black people. This is an open invitation to anyone: https://make-it-plain.org/convention-of-afrikan-people/
*On the CAP Steering Committee, we have a Marginalized identities group that looks at LGBTQIA+ and other marginalized identities within Blackness, to ensure all Black people are included"
BUF - Black United Front
This is a global directory of Black organizations. It will be
hosted completely free of charge, so if you run a Black
organization, please email the name, address, website, and contact
info to mip@blackunity.org.uk to be listed.
KEHINDE ANDREWS
Malcolm X Documentary
Kehinde will film in New York on February 19, 20, and 21, 2025,
around the 60th anniversary of Malcolm's assassination. The
documentary will be about Malcolm's life and what Malcolm would say
if he were here with us today. If you know any organizations or
people Kehinde can talk to in New York for the documentary, please
email mip@blackunity.org.uk. Thank you.
New Book Coming Out (01/05/2025): Nobody Can Give You Freedom
The Real Mission of Malcolm X
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/460078/nobody-can-give-you-freedom-by-andrews-kehinde/9780241681176
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