African Liberation Day, 2009

Arts & Culture | Black Boston | Politics

Basic Black contributor Uchenna Ikonne took in the sights and sounds of African Liberation Day 2009, the first time the organizers have held the event in Boston since the conception of the celebration in 1963.

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A Conversation with Author and Activist Angela Davis

Arts & Culture | Politics

by Bridgit Brown

On February 16, 2011, Emerson College hosted activist and Civil Rights icon Angela Davis as part of February’s theme “Definition: BLACK” in celebration of African American Heritage Month. more

Black Panther Field Marshall Chico Neblett - 1975

Black Boston | Politics

Chico Neblett, a field marshall in the Black Panther Party, talks about how to achieve victory.

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Miriam Makeba on being Mrs. Stokely Carmichael - 1971

Politics

Miriam Makeba talks about her marriage to Stokely Carmichael.
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