S2 Ep.24: Mailbag W/Kehinde Andrews: Jay-Z, Marcus Fakana and the role the Black academic EP24
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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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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"
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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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