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Joyful revolution is back on the agenda!

Chukwudumaga Oguejiofor -
A gathering of revolutionaries ST. PETERSBURG, Florida—I couldn’t help but feel a twinge of joy and pride at seeing so many dedicated revolutionaries gathered together...

Essence Fest 2025 critics say “too African”? We need our our own African revolutionary cultural forums

Spear staff -
New Orleans, LA – From July 4-6, 2025, the annual Essence Festival of Culture commenced, and Black Power 96 (BP96) Radio was onsite with...

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, renowned anti-colonial African writer, dies at 87

Solyana Bekele, Managing Editor -
Just three years shy of entering his 90th year, world-renowned African writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o passed on Wednesday, May 28, survived by his wife,...

Honoring the 77th anniversary of the Enmore Martyrs

Akilé Anai -
June 16th marks the 77th anniversary of the Enmore Martyrs: Rambaran, Lall, Lallabagie, Surujballi, and Harry. These were five sugar plantation laborers who were...

How ‘Sinners’ reflects African resistance against colonial capitalism

Matsemela Odom, InPDUM President -
This article reviews the immensely popular film Sinners from an African Internationalist perspective. On April 18, 2025, the musical horror film Sinners released to the...

The politics of Bob Marley’s “Catch A Fire”: A timeless call for resistance and revolution

Solyana Bekele, Managing Editor -
On April 13, 1973, Bob Marley and the Wailers released their fifth studio album, Catch A Fire, catapulting themselves and reggae onto the world...

Here’s what made Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show significant

Solyana Bekele, Managing Editor -
Kendrick Lamar’s highly anticipated Super Bowl halftime performance on February 9, 2025, predictively ignited widespread internet discourse and analyses on its presumed coded, subversive,...

Black Power 96 Radio announces Local Going Global contest winners, receives spotlight in Gospel history

Dr. Mariah C. Bond, Black Power 96 Radio Volunteer -
In the vibrant heart of Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, Black Power 96, a project of the African People's Education and Defense Fund, continues to make...

Gospel artists and community unite to support Black Power 96 Radio

Dr. Mariah C. Bond, Black Power 96 Radio Volunteer -
The pulsating beats of gospel music reverberated through the air as Black Power 96, the eminent black radio station in St. Petersburg, Florida, hosted...
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