Even before Covid-19, Africans in the U.S. had an unemployment rate at least twice the national rate, while the median net worth of white families was 10 times greater than that of African families.
Those who are working make up a disproportionate number of “essential” workers, risking their lives to generate greater profits for corporations that pay them meager wages and do not even provide personal protective equipment.
Small African-owned businesses are struggling to access emergency grant funds that are mostly going to giant politically-connected companies.
The current crisis poses the question “how can the African community build n economic infrastructure to meet the people’s needs and ensure the health and safety of the African working class?”
This week we talk with economic development leaders and business owners:
Hosted by Ticharwa Masimba and Matop Nyungu, the weekly People’s War Radio Show features guests covering all aspects of the current crisis - providing health and medical tips and resources, economic survival information, analysis of the political and international impact, how to prepare for the future and organize for African community self-determination.
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The People's War Radio Show, Episode #27: The shooting of L.A. Sheriffs in Compton - response to legacy of police violence?
The People's War Radio Show, Episode #26: COVID-19 and the Black Ankh free Telehealth program
The People's War Radio Show, Episode #25: Hip-hop, politics and Black Power
The People's War Radio Show, Episode #24: Police containment of the black community is genocide
The People's War Radio Show, Episode #23: Black athletes stand against police violence
The People's War Radio Show, Episode #22: Black Power and the struggle against gentrification
The People's War Radio Show, Episode #21 "Black and Brown Unity - the time is now!"
The People's War Radio Show, Episode #20, "Black August and the struggle to free political prisoners"
The People's War Radio Show, Episode #19 "Black Power in the Great White North: a report from Toronto, Canada"
The People's War radio show, Episode #18: Black Community Control of Schools
The People’s War Radio Show, Episode #17: The struggle for Black Power in Brazil, from the Quilombos to the Favelas
The People's War Radio Show, Episode #16: Corporate scramble; they must pay!
The People's War Radio Show, Episode #15: Black Community Control of the Police
The People's War Radio Show, Episode #14: African women must lead
The People's War Radio Show, Episode #13: Black Power Matters in the NYC
Chairman Omali Yeshitela’s message on the colonial murder of George Floyd and the righteous revolutionary resistance of the African Nation
The People’s War Radio Show, Episode 12 “Fighting colonial violence, from Minneapolis to Atlanta”
The People's War Radio Show, Episode #11, "Reports from the ground: Haiti"
The People’s War Radio Show, Episode #10: “Reports from the Ground: The Pandemic and George Floyd protests in California and Mexico.”
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