#black august

[cosmicanger]

Happy Birthday, Marsha P. Johnson (August 24, 1945 – July 6, 1992) 🎉

📸: Marsha P. Johnson on Christopher Street & 7th Avenue during the Pride March in New York City. June 27, 1982. Photo by Barbara Alper/Getty Images.

#marsha p johnson #trans #black august #black history #theory #lgbtqia

[padawan-historian]

It reads almost like prophecy to say that every victory in our [very] long civil rights movement is followed by a wave of white backlash. Across the world, the songs and psalms for restorative justice, reparations, and [decolonized] abolition have been met with state-sanctioned violence, ethnocentric nationalism (lasseiz fascist style), and a neoliberal brand of racism that @elonmusk is determined to be the poster child of. At times, I don't know if I'm trapped in a twilight zone where the 2020s are actually the 1930s (there are a lot of alarming similarities, especially in relation to Black reproductive health) But it's not that history is repeating itself; rather there are recipes and rhythms that humans love playing on repeat, all while pretending they're not actually doing the same white supremacist nonsense they're predecessors pulled (Pro Life folks, y'all ain't slick). Books bans aren't new. Weaponizing antiracist language (especially words coined by Black women + femmes) isn't new. Erasing and segregating education is one of the oldest racist tricks in the book (I just assume white supremacists have a great big book where they try to "science" and justify their perceived supremacy . . . all while misinterpreting and appropriating the histories and cultures of the same empires who colonized their ancestors. . . .) Regardless of the recipes and nonsense, Black folks, indigenous folks, queer folks, undocumented folks, incarcerated folks have all lived under the apartheid systems by design and it through their rebel afterlives that we move into Black August. Come share space with us on Sundays at 11:00 AM (EST) to learn how to upRoot your miseducation, nurture your community, and navigate the rising tides of Jim + Jane Crow through abolitionist scholarship and a teaspoon of good trouble.

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#activate your activism #antiracist liberation #black august #rebel afterlives #black patreon #prison abolition #montgomery boat brawl #probirth trifecta #ecosystem of white supremacy

[3rdeyeblaque]

Today marks the 192nd anniversary of the Southampton Insurrection of 1831. On THIS day we remember & honor those who fought in King Nat's rebellion, the deadliest in U.S. history. ✊🏾

At age 21, Nat Turner was a Seer, considered a prophet, & a runaway slave in Southampton Co., Virginia. He had a series of 3 visions that would set him on course to fulfilling his higher calling & forever impressing his name upon history as the spearhead of rebellion.

In his 1st vision, Spirit instructed him to return to his "master's" plantation. One year later, the devil died. Three years later In 1831, Spirit delivered his 2nd vision; lights in the sky. Nat prayed to learn their meaning. On May 12th, he received his 3rd and final vision - a solar eclipse. This, he believed to be the sign he had been promised. War had come. He confided this in his four most trusted allies - Brother Henry, Brother Hark, Brother Nelson, & Brother Sam.

On, August 13th, there was an atmospheric disturbance in the sky which caused the Sun to appear bluish-green in color. This affirmed the work that needed to be done. Thus, on August 21st, King Nat and six of his allies met in the woods to discuss their final plans over dinner.

At 2am on August 22nd, they struck - on foot and on horseback. They struck the Travis household first; killing the entire family as they lay asleep. They continued their crusade from house to house, killing every single devil in their path. King Nat's force grew to 40 warriors, most on horseback.

Come noon, they marched toward the neighboring town of Jerusalem. By then word of the rebellion had spread among to the Whites who confronted them as a militia, which drove King Nat's forces to scatter into division and confusion. At nightfall they hid near slave cabins. They attempted to strike yet another house, but were met with force. Several of Turner's allies were captured. The remainder would face-off against State and Federal troops in a final skirmish the next day. One rebel was killed, the rest - along with Nat - successfully escaped. Between August 22nd - 23rd, King Nat and his allies stabbed, shot, and beat the hell out of 55 white slavers, making it the deadliest slave rebellion in U.S. History.

Ultimately, the State of Virginia executed 55 rebels, banished many freefolk, and acquitted very few. The State reimbursed the slavers for their losses. Yet the most major impact of the rebellion was the hysterical climate that followed. Nearly 200 "Black" folk, both free and enslaved, were murdered by white mobs. Enslaved folk as far south as North Carolina were accused of having a connection with the insurrection, and were subsequently tried and executed. The State legislature of Virginia considered abolishing slavery, but in a very close vote decided to retain it and to support a repressive policy against the free & enslaved.

Let us remember that it was more than bravery, nerve, & standing ten toes down that drove King Nat's rebellion to success. It was, first and foremost, leading with Spirit & trusting in our intuitive/Ancestral gifts. It was UNITY, ORGANIZATION, & LOYALTY amongst ourselves. We put the FEAR of their god in them. We did not turn the other cheek and we damn sure did harm. We freed ourselves from their shackles; in body, in mind, and spirit. It was because of King Nat's visions that freedom & force was made manifest.

"... While laboring in the field, I discovered drops of blood on the corn, as though it were dew from heaven, and I communicated it to many, both white and black, in the neighborhood; and then I found on the leaves in the woods hieroglyphic characters and numbers, with the forms of men in different attitudes, portrayed in blood, and representing the figures I had seen before in the heavens." - King Nat; excerpt from, "Confessions of Nat Turner".

We pour libations of water, blow tobacco smoke, speak their names, & offer prayers toward the elevation of King Nat, all who fought alongside him, & all those who perished in the sea of White Fear in the aftermath.

#nat turner #Southampton #Virginia #Southampton Insurrection #1831 #hoodoo #hoodoos #atr #atrs #the hoodoo calendar #ancestor veneration #slave rebellion #freedom ain't free #live free #die well #nat turner rebellion #black august #black power

[ausetkmt]

Top 26 Assata Shakur Quotes: Wars, Government and People

Assata Olugbala Shakur is a former member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA), who was convicted of being an accomplice in the first-degree murder of State Trooper Werner Foerster. She has been on the FBI Most Wanted Terrorist list since 2013 as Joanne Deborah Chesimard and was the first woman to be added to this list. Check out some of the top Assata Shakur quotes here.

26 Assata Shakur Quotes That Took the World by the Storm

Assata Shaku Quotes on People

#1. “The only ones who can free us are ourselves.” — Assata Shakur

#2. “At this time, I’d like to say a few words, especially to my sisters. Black people will never be free unless black women participate in every aspect of our struggle, on every level of our struggle.” — Assata Shakur

#3. “Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.” — Assata Shakur

#4. “People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave.” — Assata Shakur

#5. “We had to learn that we’re beautiful. We had to relearn something forcefully taken from us. We had to learn about Black power. People have power if we unite. We learned the importance of coming together and being active.” — Assata Shakur

#6. “When you go through all your life processing and abusing your hair so it will look like the hair of another race of people then you are making a statement and the statement is clear.” — Assata Shakur

#7. “In the long run, the people are our only appeal. The only ones who can free us are ourselves.” — Assata Shakur

#8. “The more you understand what you’re dealing with, the stronger you get. People see fear as a bad thing. Fear is healthy when you’re dealing with Amerika. But when fear controls you, when you’re afraid to struggle, fear is a bad thing. I’m more afraid of what will happen if I don’t struggle, than what will happen if I do.” — Assata Shakur

#9. “People are tried and convicted in the newspapers and on television before they ever see a courtroom.” — Assata Shakur

#10. “I think that the movement against the World Bank, against the globalization process that is happening, is very positive. We need globalization, a globalization of people who are committed to social justice, to economic justice. We need a globalization of people who are committed to saving this earth, to making sure that the water is drinkable, that the air is breathable.” — Assata Shakur

#11. “People are really beginning to see the mechanisms of imperialism. When colonialism existed people could see colonialism. When racial segregation existed in its apartheid form, people could see the whites only signs. But it’s much more difficult to see the structures of neo-imperialism, neo-colonialism, neo-slavery.” — Assata Shakur

Assata Shakur Quotes on War

#12. “I hate war, and I hate having to struggle. I honestly do because I wish I had been born into a world where it was unnecessary. This context of struggle and being a warrior and being a struggler has been forced on me by oppression. Otherwise, I would be a sculptor, or a gardener, carpenter. You know, I would be free to be so much more. I guess part of me or a part of who I am, a part of what I do is being a warrior – a reluctant warrior, a reluctant struggler. But I do it, because I’m committed to life.” — Assata Shakur

#13. “I think that the greatest betrayal that a revolutionary can participate in is to become like the people you are struggling against. To become like your persecutors. I think that is a betrayal and a sin.” — Assata Shakur

#14. “I have declared war on the rich who prosper on our poverty, the politicians who lie to us with smiling faces, and all the mindless, heartless, robots who protect them and their property.” — Assata Shakur

#15. “Freedom! You asking me about freedom. I’ll be honest with you. I know a whole more about what freedom isn’t than about what it is, ’cause I’ve never been free. I can only share my vision with you of the future, about what freedom is.” — Assata Shakur

#16. “If you’re deaf, dumb, and blind to what’s happening in the world, you’re under no obligation to do anything. But if you know what’s happening and you don’t do anything but sit on your ass, then you’re nothing but a punk.” — Assata Shakur

#17. “My experience in the United States was living in a society that was very much at war with itself, that was very alienated. People felt not part of a community, but like isolated units that were afraid of interaction, of contact, that were lonely.” — Assata Shakur

#18. “I think that in order to struggle you have to be creative. In my life, creativity has been something that has sustained me; it awoke my spiritual struggle.” — Assata Shakur

#19. “It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.” — Assata Shakur

#20. “The methods of peaceful protests are not capable of being effective, because in reality most people pay little attention to things that are not abrasive.” — Assata Shakur

Assata Shakur Quotes on Government

#21. “I had to adjust to living in a Third World country, which means that things people in the U.S. take for granted-like hot running water whenever you turn on the tap-are not always available.” — Assata Shakur

#22. “I couldn’t see how we could seriously struggle without having a strong sense of collectivity, without being responsible FOR each other and TO each other.” — Assata Shakur

#23. “I found that people had all kinds of levels of consciousness, all kinds of levels of education, but that Cubans in general were very educated politically. I could go sit in a bus and get into a conversation with someone and that person had a wealth of knowledge. And energy!” — Assata Shakur

#24. “I believe in self-defense and self-determination for Africans and other oppressed people in America.” — Assata Shakur

#25. “Black revolutionaries do not drop from the moon. We are created by our conditions. Shaped by our oppression.” — Assata Shakur

#26. “Are you ready to sacrifice to end world hunger? To sacrifice to end colonialism? To end neocolonialism? To end racism? To end sexism?” — Assata Shakur

Conclusion

Assata Shakur holds a reputation as a militant activist and supporter of the Black Lives Movement. She is a household figure in fighting the wave of sexism and racism. Her words inspire millions today.

#Assata Shakur #Black Revolution #Black Revolutionaries #Black August 2023 #Black August

[marcellouslovelace]

(via 2024 Resistance Power of Black August by Marcellous Lovelace #marcellouslovelace #75dab #biko70 #blackart #africanart #raygun81 #art)

2024 Resistance Power of Black August by Marcellous Lovelace #marcellouslovelace #75dab #biko70 #blackart #africanart #raygun81 #art www.marcellouslovelace.com

#marcellous lovelace #black art #resistance #liberation #75dab #biko70 #raygun81 #black august #africanart #unia #patrice lumumba #steve biko

[reasoningdaily]

#Black August

[dialecticalmadness]

George Jackson

"Field Marshal, Black Panther Party"

#george jackson #black august #blacklivesmatter #new afrika #anti imperialism #free all political prisoners

[t-hiswifey]

Black August

#black august

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

By Gloria Verideu

In San Diego, the Coalition to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal and All Political Prisoners, community activist Dahryan Muhammad, and the Black Panther Party of San Diego (BPPSD) organized three activities at the Malcolm X Library addressing the history of Black resistance.

#political prisoners #Black August #Black liberation #Mumia Abu-Jamal #George Jackson #Jonathan Jackson #prisoners #solidarity #San Diego #Struggle La Lucha

[brothersperspectiveartvid]

Black August & the Distortion of Black Militancy by Diallo Kenyatta #BlackAugust #BlackPanthers #BlackGunsMatter #DialloKenyatta #nooppression

Black August & the Distortion of Black Militancy Website: http://diallokenyatta.com Patreon: http://patreon.com/diallokenyatta Venmo: @BroDiallo CashApp: $BroDiallo Merch: http://africanworldorder.com #BlackAugust #BlackPanthers #BlackGunsMatter #BlackSelfDefense #ClassCon

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#art #black august #black music #diallo kenyatta #DialloKenyatta #end oppression #hip hop #hiphop #liberation #ML7102 #music #Racism #religion #underground hip hop #Youtube

[cosmicanger]

#please share #black august

[lovefya]

❤️‍🔥 Marcus Garvey

#lovefya #black moses #marcusgarvey #education #knowledge #culture #black august #SoundCloud #Youtube #quotes blog #quoteblogger

[3rdeyeblaque]

August 30th marks the 223rd anniversary of the Gabriel's Conspiracy of 1800; a most collaborative effort that would unite enslaved folks, "freefolk", First Nations, poor Whites, and the French army✊🏾

Gabriel "Prosser" was born enslaved on Thomas Prosser's tobacco plantation in Richmond, Virginia,1776. Even as a child, Brother Gabriel was unique; he was considered to be unusually intelligent & unusually large in size. By the age 20, he was 6ft feet 2-3in tall & enormously strong from his years of apprentcing as a Blacksmith. This instinctively compelled even older enslaved folks to view him as a leader.

He and his brother, Solomon, were hired out as Blacksmiths around Richmond, VA, which not only allowed them access to money and a small measure of traveling freedom, but exposed them to labor and leisure time with other hired out workers - from enslaved folk, "freefolk", to white laborers. At the time, talk of the American Revolution, Saint Domingue's uprising, White Workings Class, the small measures of success held by "freefolk", the contempt of the enslaved, and the white merchants routinely cheating them all out of fair pay was prominent. These experiences shaped his mind and molded his ambitions toward revolutionary freedom and prosperity.

Brother Gabriel believed that if enslaved folk rose up against the oppressors, then poor Whites and other oppressed communities would be inspired and join them. His plan was simple: seize Capitol Square in Richmond, take Governor James Monroe as a hostage as a bargaining tool against city authorities. He planned to send an ally to Catawbas Nation to persuade them to join them. It was also believed that he'd hoped to sway members of a French army that had landed nearby would assist them.

Gabriel conveyed his plan to his brother Solomon and another of Prosser Jr.'s slaves. From there they began building his army. They recruited only men as soldiers; majority slaves, "freefolk", and a few poor Whites. Others were recruited abolitionists, French militants, and other strong minded rebels as leaders. They traveled from Richmond to nearby towns throughout Virginia to build their army and allegiances. They amassed an armory of weapons. They began hammering swords out of scythes and molding bullets out of iron.

By August of 1800, Gabriel's army was ready. His plan now included overtaking the town of Norfolk and Petersburg by the conspirators living there. Gabriel announced that they would move come nightfall on Saturday, August 30th. As his lieutenants delivered the news to outlying areas, a rumor of insurrection surfaced among Whites in Richmond, which went largely ignored by their Governor. On August 30th, a torrential downpour flooded the region in what had been described as, "the most terrible thunderstorm every witnessed in the state of Virginia". Though a handful of men gathered at the appointed meeting spot, it became clear that the quickly rising water would make key roads and bridges impassable. Gabriel decided to postpone until Sunday evening, August 31st. To our great disappointment, before they had a chance to carry out their plan, enslaved conspirators in two different locations cracked under pressure and confessed their "masters". Thus, the Governor was alerted and white patrols, later joined by the state militia, began roaming the countryside searching for Gabriel and his army.

Soon, Gabriel and one of his leutenants disappeared. Others eluded capture for several days, but by September 9th, almost 30 slaves were jailed awaiting trial. Gabriel's brother, Solomon, was given up by one of their closest conspiratorsfrom the same Prossner plantation in exchange for a pardon. On Sept 14th Gabriel swam to a schooner called Mary on the James River to see a White man named Richardson Taylor who was a former overseer with a change of heart toward Slavery. He attempted to take Gabriel to freedom, but was thwarted by 1 of 2 Black folk on board who outted him in hopes of receiving the $300 reward for his capture, which would ensure his own freedom. Gabriel was handed over to authorities in Norfolk, VA while their informant was given a mere $50 and remained enslaved.

On October 6th, Gabriel was put on trial and set to be executed the next day. The only time he spoke during his trail was to request a stay until October 10th to be executed alongside his brothers in arms on the date that was set for them. On October 10th, he was executed alone by hanging. By the end of 2mo long trials, 26 conspirators were executed and 1 died by suicide in custody. Virginia paid over $8900 to slaveholders for the executed slaves.

This undoubtedly would have been the most far-reaching slave revolt in U.S. History. The first time in recorded U.S. history when the enslaved, "freefolk", First Nations, and even poor Whites, were united under the banner of freedom. We can only imagine how this would've reshaped the history of Virginia let alone the course of Transatlantic Slavery in the U.S.

We pour libations of water, blow tobacco smoke, speak their names, & offer prayers toward the elevation of Brother Gabriel, his lieutenants, and ally conspirators who risked it ALL for our freedom and prosperity for generations to come.

#gabriel Prossner #gabriels conspiracy #hoodoo #atr #the hoodoo calendar #hoodoos #black august #slave rebellion #Virginia #slave revolt #black power

[ausetkmt]

#Black August #George Jackson

[personal-blog243]

#blm #black lives matter #black august #please sign and share #petition #petitions #please sign this petition #please share #please sign

[reasoningdaily]

The Houston riot of 1917, also known as the Camp Logan Mutiny, was a tragic event that unfolded on August 23, 1917, in Houston, Texas. It involved 156 soldiers from the all-black 24th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army. The incident took place amidst a climate of overt hostility towards the local black community and black soldiers stationed at Camp Logan, particularly from members of the all-white Houston Police Department (HPD).

The catalyst for the riot was an incident where police officers arrested and assaulted several black soldiers. In response, many of their comrades mutinied and marched into Houston. Regrettably, this led to a violent confrontation where eleven civilians and five policemen lost their lives. Tragically, five soldiers themselves were also killed during the riot. During this time, prevailing policies dictated that the soldiers be subjected to three courts-martial. Thirteen soldiers were executed, and 41 others received life imprisonment sentences.

#The Houston riot of 1917 #Black August #the Camp Logan Mutiny #August 23 #Black LIves Matter #american hateful history #white supremacy #texas #houston #Black Troops