Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

We discuss the Democratic Socialists of America’s victories in the congressional race and other races in New York City. What does it show, and what does it mean? We also discuss our upcoming July 4th event, as well as Birmingham 1963 and the 250th anniversary of the founding of the US state: exploring a Thomas Jefferson - Martin Luther King dialogue.

We continue our discussion of the Chinese civilization state. We also discuss how China is governed: the triad of the state of the whole people, the Communist Party, and the people.

We discuss Assata Shakur’s search for revolutionary truth and the legacy of Martin Luther King and the Birmingham movement.

We discuss what is the moral and political responsibility of revolutionaries in this 250th anniversary of the US state. Vital to this discussion will be a sermon from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "The Birth of a New Nation" given on April 7, 1957

We further examine the U.S. state and its crisis, how might it collapse, and how might the people take power. We also discuss how might a state of the whole people be achieved.

We discuss Martin Luther King Jr, from civil rights to human rights to revolution, and its meaning for this time of struggle.

We continue our discussion on James Lawson, Henry Winston, nonviolence, the seizure of state power, and the achievement of revolutionary democracy.

We discuss whether and how nonviolent resistance strategy is compatible with the new achievement of a new and revolutionary democracy, and how the theorizing of James Lawson and Henry Winston help us understand such a strategy.

We discuss our two-day event from last weekend titled, “Freedom and Sacrifice in Our Beloved Struggle: A Tribute to Martin Luther Jr’s Life.” as well as Martin Luther King Jr. and James Lawson.

We continue our discussion of the intensifying war in West Asia and the possibility of US ground forces entering battle. We also discuss James Lawson and the possibility of nonviolent resistance in the throes of the current war and economic crisis.

We discuss the meaning of America’s Third Revolution, as the nation prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s first revolution. We also report on our reading of Taylor Branch’s “Parting of the Waters”, Volume 1 of a trilogy that studies the Third American Revolution.

We discuss the book 'Capitalism: A Global History' by historian Sven Beckert. This seminar is organized on Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 22 in Philadelphia. We address questions such as: What is the relationship of white supremacy and war to the development of capitalism? How far does the logic of capitalism penetrate into human life: do we live in a single, universal capitalist civ...

This is a special two-part seminar of the Saturday Free School as we discuss the book 'Capitalism: A Global History' by historian Sven Beckert. This seminar is organized on Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 22 in Philadelphia. We address questions such as: What is the relationship of white supremacy and war to the development of capitalism? How far does the logic of capitalism penetrate...

We discuss the Israeli-U.S. war on Iran. We also report back on our upcoming seminar on global capitalism

We discuss the U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran and what it may unleash in terms of wider war. We will then have a report back from our colleagues who attended the Nation of Islam's Saviours' Day in Detroit.

We discuss the life and legacy of Jesse Jackson. We will also discuss the Nation of Islam's ideological significance on the occasion of Saviours' Day.

We discuss the Free School’s Declaration for the 250th anniversary of our American Revolution entitled “Our Declaration of Resistance and Purpose”. We also discuss the political history leading to the Jeffrey Epstein crisis.

We discuss the Epstein files and ICE in Philly.

We discuss the battle of Minneapolis and Davos.

We discuss speeches by James Lawson and the challenges for a nonviolent movement of resistance in this current crisis.

We discuss Emmett Till, Natasha McKenna, and Renee Nicole Good and the deepening U.S. civilizational crisis. We also discuss the return of 32 martyrs to Cuba following the U.S. attack on Venezuela.

On January 10th, 2026, the Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation hosted a special edition of the Free School together with Mother Bethel AME Church’s Freedom School. Dr. Anthony Monteiro gives a lecture titled “Black Gods of the Poor and the Great Migration to the City.”Description: After 1890 Black people migrated to Philadelphia from the South. They sought work and education....

We continue our discussion on Civilization and Revolutionary Democracy.

Our topic of discussion is: The Western Civilizational Crises and the Struggle for Revolutionary Democracy and Peace.

We will discuss an essay from our journal Avant-Garde on civilization, in light of the National Security Strategy document, which says Europe faces civilizational erasure. https://avantjournal.com/2023/11/09/c...