General Defense Committee

Day 23 of the 28 Days of Black Liberation 2023 series Dr Mutulu Shakur is a world renowned Doctor of acupuncture who dedicated his life to improving healthcare in the Black community. He has been part of the New Afrikan Independence Movement since the age of 16. Dr. Shakur was a member…

Day 22 of the 28 Days of Black Liberation 2023 series The New Joint Endeavor for Welfare, Education, and Liberation, or New JEWEL Movement (NJM), was a Marxist-Leninst movement that successfully overthrew the neocolonial government in the Caribbean nation of Grenada in 1979.  Led by lawyer Maurice Bishop, the NJM…

Day 21 of the 28 Days of Black Liberation 2023 series Claudia Cumberbatch (Claudia Jones) was born on February 21, 1915 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. Claudia’s family migrated to the United States in 1924 and resided in Harlem, New York. Claudia’s mom passed away when she was 12 years old due…

Day 12 of the 28 Days of Black Liberation 2023 series Assata, In her own words:  “My name is Assata (“she who struggles”) Olugbala ( “for the people” ) Shakur (“the thankful one”), and I am a 20th century escaped slave. Because of  government persecution, I was left with no…

Day 11 of the 28 Days of Black Liberation 2023 series Mumia Abu Jamal is an award-winning journalist and author of two best-selling books, Live From Death Row and Death Blossoms, which address prison life from a critical and spiritual perspective. In 1981 he was elected president of the Association…

Day 4 of the 28 Days of Black Liberation 2023 series Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was a poet, lecturer, and author. She wrote on her racism, feminism She was an abolitionist, suffragist, and reformer. She co-founded the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs. Frances recognized that Black women have a…