Human Rights & Justice podcast

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When a young Eva Kollisch arrives as a refugee in New York in 1940, she finds a community among socialists who share her values and idealism. She soon discovers ‘the cause’ isn’t as idyllic as it seems. Little does she know this is the beginning of a lifelong commitment to activism and her determination to create radical change in ways that include belonging, love and one's full self. In addition to Eva Kollisch’s memoirs Girl in Movement (2000) and The Ground Under My Feet (2014), LBI’s collections include an oral history interview with Eva conducted in 2014 and the papers of Eva’s mother, poet Margarete Kolllisch, which document Eva’s childhood experience on the Kindertransport. Learn more at www.lbi.org/kollisch . Exile is a production of the Leo Baeck Institute , New York | Berlin and Antica Productions . It’s narrated by Mandy Patinkin. Executive Producers include Katrina Onstad, Stuart Coxe, and Bernie Blum. Senior Producer is Debbie Pacheco. Associate Producers are Hailey Choi and Emily Morantz. Research and translation by Isabella Kempf. Sound design and audio mix by Philip Wilson, with help from Cameron McIver. Theme music by Oliver Wickham. Voice acting by Natalia Bushnik. Special thanks to the Kollisch family for the use of Eva’s two memoirs, “Girl in Movement” and “The Ground Under My Feet”, the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College and their “Voices of Feminism Oral History Project”, and Soundtrack New York.…

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Human Rights & Justice with host Attorney Nkechi Taifa, features kick-ass commentary and stimulating guests discussing a plethora of domestic and global themes encompassing political, economic and social rights.

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Veronza Bowers Speaks: Free after 51 Years Behind Bars! 56:31

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Human Rights and Justice Episode 103 with host Nkechi Taifa invites you to experience the peaceful serenity of Brother Veronza Bowers, finally free after being imprisoned for 51 years. This impromtu interview was recorded in person in July 2024, several months after his release from federal prison, and explores aspects of his background growing up in Jim Crow/Apartheid America, stories from his prison life, the power of healing, the Shakuhachi flute, and more. Because the sound of his blowing the Shakuhachi did not come during this recording, listen to a clip from one of his pieces at the end of the interview, visit his Instagram page (VeronzaBowers) and be mesmerized by his soothing sounds! Broadcast: October 9, 2024, on WPFWFM.89.3 Pacifica Radio. Interview conducted July 2024…

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Hands Off Uhuru! Chairman Omali Yeshitela Speaks 59:57

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On Sept. 12th Omali Yeshitela, Chairman of the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP) and two others were found not guilty of charges of being agents of the Russian government. Despite being a stalwart self-determination revolutionary for over 50 years, Yeshitela was accused of working under the direction and control of the Russian government. The verdict is in - the U.S. government lied and lost. The Uhuru Movement told the truth and won. The government's goal to discredit speech by Black and other colonized peoples backfired. Human Rights and Justice episode 102 discusses the over 50-year history of the APSP, Uhuru Movement, and Solidarity Arm, as well as its Reparations Arm, African National Reparations Organization.…

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Jailing a Rainbow: The Unjust Trial and Conviction of Marcus Garvey 59:38

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Author of newly published book, “Jailing a Rainbow: the Unjust Trial and Conviction of Marcus Garvey," distinguished legal scholar and professor at Howard University School of Law and Commissioner on the U.N. Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, Attorney Justin Hansford illuminates the political motivations and prejudices that led to the unjust trial and conviction of Marcus Garvey for mail fraud in 1923, and makes a persuasive case for overturning Garvey’s conviction and, at minimum, exonerating him of the false charges that led to his unjust imprisonment.…

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From Black Panther Party to Tanzania, and Water Ritual, with Mama C. 58:56

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Episode 100 of Human Rights and Justice features Mama C, aka Charlotte Hill O’Neal, aka Iya Osotunde Fasuyi. Mama C is a former Member of the Black Panther Party of Kansas City, wife of Brother Mzee Pete’ O’Neal exiled from the U.S., both living in Tanzania for over 50 years. Co-Director of the United African Alliance Community Center (UAACC) in Tanzania. Mama C is currently on tour in the U.S. and is an internationally celebrated artist, musician, filmmaker, priestess, and a warrior woman of peace! She is in the DC area as part of the Ile Imole annual Water Ritual and is joined in discussion with Ile Imole’s Bokor Iya Mari and Iya Olosunde during this exciting Human Rights and Justice broadcast.…

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Timeline of African History: Gateway to African Science with Paul Obinna, guest host Tony Browder 55:18

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Anthony Karakh Browder guest-hosts for Human Rights and Justice host Nkechi Taifa in Episode 98, featuring his interview of Paul Obinna, UK educator, artist and creator of The African Timeline, which has been used internationally to teach African history. Tony Browder is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources and has devoted 35 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. He is the author of six publications, including the best sellers, From the Browder File, Nile Valley Contributions to Civilization, and Egypt on the Potomac.…

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Nile Valley Civilization: A 10,000 Year History with Dr. Charles Finch 1:00:51

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Human Rights and Justice Guest Host Anthony Karakh Browder, sitting in for host Nkechi Taifa, interviews Dr. Charles Finch, Physician and Historian, discussing Nile Valley Civilization: A 10,000 Year History!

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Honoring the Life & Legacy of Dr. Asa G. Hilliard III with Anthony Karakh Browder 57:27

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In Episode 96 of Human Rights and Justice, host Nkechi Taifa interviews author and cultural historian, Tony Browder, as he honors the life and legacy of the great Asa Hilliard and discusses the ASA Restoration Project’s “From the Nile to the Niger to Your Neighborhood.” Browder is the founder and director of IKG Cultural Resources and has devoted over 35 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. He has traveled to Egypt over 50 times since 1980 and his ASA Restoration Project is funding the excavation and restoration of two 25th dynasty tombs of Kushite noblemen on the West Bank of Luzor, Egypt. Browder is the first African American to fund and coordinate an archeological dig in Egypt and has led 20 archeological missions to Egypt since 2009. broadcast 8-21-24…

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Justice for Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind - with Dr. Julius Garvey 59:12

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Human Rights and Justice host Nkechi Taifa interviews Dr. Julius Garvey, son of the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey and Amy Jacques Garvey on his upcoming new book: "Justice for Marcus Garvey: Look For Me in the Whirlwind.” - Episode 95

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Black August, Sonya Massey, and the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act 57:26

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Episode 94 of Human Rights and Justice features host Nkechi Taifa and former DC Police Officer Ron Hampton discussing the importance of Black August, the murder in cold blood of Sonya Massey, and the necessity of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Broadcast: Originally broadcast August 7, 2024…

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“Not in My Name," with Dr Enkamit 57:54

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In Episode 93 of Human Rights and Justice, host Nkechi Taifa discusses the recently released provocative book, “Not in My Name: Reparations Now” with author Hehimetu RaEnkamit, PhD. The show also features the Orisa Feast Community Day with Bokor Iya Mari.

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The Remarkable Life of Imam Jamil Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown - 7/17/2024 56:36

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Professor Arun Kundnani and Sister Shafeah join Human Rights and Justice host Nkechi Taifa in Episode 91, sharing riveting historical and contemporary insights from the life of Imam Jamil Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown. Professor Kundnani is a writer on issues involving race, Islamopobia, surveillance, political violence and radicalism. He just completed a biography of H. Rap Brown which will be released in 2026. Shafeah M’Balia is Southern (US) Regional Coordinator of the Imam Jamil Action Network fighting for the exoneration of wrongfully convicted imam and human rights activist Imam Jamil Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown. *See Also - Heather Gray interview with Prof Arun after prison interview with H. Rap Brown: https://player-widget.mixcloud.com/?feed=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2FWRFG%2Fpublic-affairs-just-peace-heather-gray-4-october-2021%2F&hide_cover=1…

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The Uncompromising Life, Lessons and Legacy of Top Cop Clarence Edwards! - 7/10/2024 56:42

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Clarence Edwards grew up as a Black youth in segregated Washington, DC with no interest in policing, yet ended up becoming a nearly 40-year veteran in law enforcement. He joins Human Rights and Justice host Nkechi Taifa in Episode 90 addressing a myriad of issues ranging from the need that policing be reinvented and repurposed from enforcement by law of the Fugitive Slave Act and Jim Crow laws of yesterday, to police killings and brutality today (including the most recent caught on video Hyatt Regency Milwaukee death) -- to his views on Trump’s MAGA, whether democracy as we know it is in jeopardy, and the 2024 presidential election. His commentaries are full of anecdotes, sage wisdom, and life lessons!…

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SELF-EMANCIPATION! Black Folk Fighting for Their OWN Independence! 59:57

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Human Rights and Justice talk show features historian extraordinaire Dr. Daud Malik Watts, discussing with host Nkechi Taifa, tidbits from his upcoming latest book, “The Big Black Jailbreak: African American History 1775-1865," describing astonishing numbers of Black Self-Emancipation, including jailbreaks in the American Revolution Period; Jailbreaks in Haitian Revolution Times; Jailbreaks of the 2nd Middle Passage Decades; Jailbreaks During King Cotton & Indian Removals; Jailbreaks of Abolitionism/UGRR/Fugitive Slave Law; and Jailbreaks through Civil War and Contraband Camps!…

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Tulsa Still Burns! - 6/26/2024 57:02

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Kristi Orisabiyi Williams joins Human Rights and Justice host Nkechi Taifa in poignantly discussing the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, and the recent trip to Tulsa, OK on the heels of the OK Supreme Court decision denying relief to the two living survivors. Kristi is a prominent Tulsa community activist, award-winning National Geographic advisor and former chair of the Greater Tulsa African American Affairs Commission. Originally broadcast June 26, 2024 Includes Taifa's May 19, 2021 Historical Tribute presented at WO'SE Human Rights and Justice #88…

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Reparation Information Thought Series - Reparations & the Role of Social Workers - 6/11/2024 1:18:56

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