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MAKING CONTACT - a weekly international radio program

Race and Capitalism

February 11, 1998

African-Americans have struggled for equality and justice in the United States for centuries. Since the civil rights and black liberation movements in the ‘60s, there has been some progress, but activists argue that racism is an integral component of capitalism.

Featuring:

Kiilu Nyasha, a former Black Panther Party member and producer of the radio program, "Freedom is a Constant Struggle"; Lee Lew Lee, former Black Panther Party member and filmmaker, creator of "All Power to the People, the Blank Panther Party and Beyond."; Mumia Abu Jamal, journalist and former Black Panther Party member; Bobby Seale, cofounder of the Black Panther Party; Daruba Bin Wahad, former Black Panther Party member; Kevin Henry, a diversity trainer and journalist; professor Angela Davis; Amiri Baraka, writer.