Still Alive and Still Fighting with Robert Lee Johnson
Black History Year
PushBlack
4.6 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 20 December 2021
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
There's a myth going around. The myth that Black revolutionaries of past are no longer living or have retired from the fight for liberation. But this isn't the truth, as today's guest proves. A best-selling author and former Black Panther who served as a leading member of the party’s Compton branch, we're having a conversation with Robert Lee Johnson about the Black Panther's impact, the continued work, and BPP organizing strategies we can still apply today as we travel the path towards Black liberation.
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| 0:35.7 | Black people nationwide. State of criminal justice is produced by Push Black. You can catch |
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| 0:48.8 | for the support. Peace. |
| 0:55.5 | What's up, fam? This is Jay from Push Black. And today, we're wrapping up season four |
| 1:09.0 | of Black History Eve. Yeah, I can't believe it myself. It is already that time. But in |
| 1:15.5 | 12 episodes, we've tackled a lot. We've covered what we're claiming our race histories |
| 1:20.7 | might take. We've talked about escaping the plantation and the power of our works. And |
| 1:27.3 | we've begun the work of unlearning myths about ourselves, our community, our culture, and |
| 1:33.7 | our future. So we thank you for showing up and continuing to do and support the work. |
| 1:40.1 | And we thank those who've come before us, those who've paved the way like today's guests. |
| 1:48.7 | I'm Jay from Push Black and you're listening to Black History Year. Activists from past movements |
| 1:59.3 | fought the good fight against oppression to empower our people. Abolitionists, freedom |
| 2:04.9 | fighters, artists, musicians, all of them struggled for liberation. But here's another myth |
| 2:11.0 | we got to bust y'all. For some reason, a lot of us believe their fights stopped when |
| 2:17.0 | a movement ended that they retired or even passed beyond the veil. That ain't the truth. |
| 2:23.8 | Because many of these brothers and sisters are still alive and they're still fighting. I'm |
| 2:29.9 | going to sit down today with one of these brothers, Robert Lee Johnson. Mr. Johnson is |
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