Feb 2024

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1081 || Angela Davis: Badass

About this episode

Angela Davis is a lot of things. A scholar, an author, a philosopher, an activist, an advocate, an educator, and a badass. Let's talk about her.

RESOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Davis

https://www.nytimes.com/1972/03/30/archives/miss-davis-tells-of-buying-guns-but-denies-plot-role-miss-davis.html

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