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Sep 2024

2h 10m

Crossover: Black liberalism, Palestine &...

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About this episode

In this crossover pod, Joshua Briond of Millennials are Killing Capitalism and Momodou Taal the Malcolm Effect join forces with Too Black to discuss the perils of Black liberalism, #FreePalestine, and the primary contradiction of US imperialism. We ground the conversation in the two pieces recently written by Too Black and Taal:

Unburdened by Palestine: Shedding Black liberalism for anti-imperialism

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/08/unburdened-by-palestine-shedding-black-liberalism-for-anti-imperialism/

Dear Black liberals: Palestine TikTok activists aren't the enemy

https://www.newarab.com/opinion/dear-black-liberals-palestine-tiktok-activists-arent-enemy

00:00:00 Opening arguments

00:18:55 Online and offline Discourse

00:34:50 Black Culture and Imperialism

00:59:52 Black Women and Empire

01:20:23 Hope and Fear

01:43:20 Blackness and Imperialism

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