Msia discusses the role hip-hop plays in Black movement work and women’s role in liberation and the nuance of sexualization in hip-hop music. Msia Clark is an associate professor of African Cultural and Feminist Studies at Howard University. Msia has written numerous publications including the texts Hip-Hop in Africa: Prophets of the City & Dustyfoot […]
Welcome to Season 2 of Radical Futures Now. Get the inside scoop about our rebrand and the reasoning behind it. Listen and get to know the members of the Racial Futures Now team. Learn about our roles, passions, and why we love to do this work. Hear about what guests and topics we have in […]
Dr. Lisa Brock is currently the Academic Director of the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership, at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She is the senior editor of the Praxis Center, an online resource center for Scholars, Activists and Artists. She serves as a Trustee on the Davis Putter Scholarship fund for radical student activists. […]
The transgender movement has come a long way in the last six decades, from very little visibility and support to growing awareness and acceptance. We speak with Willy Wilkinson, author of the Lambda Literary Award-winning book Born on the Edge of Race and Gender: A Voice for Cultural Competency, about his journey coming out as […]
As the Black Lives Matter uprisings continue, we look back at our history and invite Charlotte Hill O’Neil AKA Mama “C” to speak on her triumphs and journey as a former Black Panther. Currently at the United African Alliance Community Center in Tanzania, where Covid19 is not prevalent, Mama C is living her best life: […]
With American current socio-political climate, The Radical Futures Now t team had a conversation with adrienne maree brown to discuss emergent strategies and pleasure activism. In this episode, Adrienne breaks down their life’s work in activism with various communities adrienne maree brown is the author of Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good, Emergent Strategy: […]
With everything on right during this pandemic of covid19, Black people and people of color have to continue to fight for their rights and systemic injustice especially in America. In this BLM Mini series, we got a rare opportunity to talk with Toronto-based organizer of Black Lives Matter movement to share her thoughts about the […]
This time around, we take time out to focus on localized grass root organizing & activism. We talked to Majyck D in our #BLM mini series to understand how what has been happening in Kalamazoo Michigan lately. The Killing of George Floyd resulted in protests and demonstrations in cities across the nation, with Kalamazoo Michigan […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has made things complicated around the world, and America has been equally affected by this global health crisis and the impact it has had on society. The Radical Futures Now Podcast brought back professor Jason De León to help us understand and decipher immigration rights and electoral politics in America. In this […]
The Radical Futures Now team got an opportunity to have a conversation with a special guest Amani Sawari to participate in our Black Lives Matter mini series and discuss the recent Uprising and its relation to Mass Incarceration in America. Amani Sawari is a writer, founder of the site sawarimi.org, coordinator for the Right2Vote Campaign, […]
