Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation

We continue and build on our discussion from about Sven Beckert's recent book on the history of capitalism.

We discuss the Black worker in the history of capitalism and the future of humanity and democracy. We discuss Sven Beckert's recent work on the history of capitalism.

We continue our discussion about the logic of the American revolutionary process, and the thinking of Gerald Horne and Cornel West.

We discuss two recent interviews of Gerald Horne and Cornel West and their relevance for today. They can be found here    • Gerald Horne & Wilmer Leon - US Election A...   and    • In Conversation With Cornel West: The Deep...  

We assess our event celebrating Anthony Monteiro's 80th birthday, and extend our previous discussion about the political foundations of the Saturday Free School.

We discuss the revolutionary traditions, especially the thought of DuBois and Lenin, on which our thinking builds. We will also examine the meaning of intercivilizational unity in this time, and how we practice it.

We discuss the ongoing crisis of the U.S. state, the world situation, and the role of Black art in the struggle to remake the American people toward a new nation.

We discuss the ideological struggle in this time in regards to the fight for a new society and reindustrialized economy.

We discuss whether a fascist political system has taken over, and where do Black folk stand in new forms of organized resistance

Our topic is Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump, and the collapse of Western civilization: Can the ruling elite survive?

We continue our discussion on the rise of political violence, the murder of Charlie Kirk, and ask, are we closer to civil war.

We continue our discussion on the struggle for a new democracy, and we look at Diane Nash and Coretta Scott King as exemplars of the struggle to achieve it.

We continue our discussions on the possibilities of a nonviolent transition to a new stage of democracy

We continue our discussion on democratic theory, and consider the possibility of a democratic nonviolent seizure of power by the people.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify. We discuss a recent podcast by Ross Douthat and continue our discussions on the crisis of the ruling elite and the role of the Black poor at this stage of our democracy.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify. We discuss the lecture, "W.E.B. Du Bois: Art & The Search for Black Gods" at Lucien Blackwell Library, and where this positions the Black proletariat as the nation approaches regime collapse.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify. We discuss recent arguments by political commentators and discuss whether the crisis of empire has reached an irreversible stage.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify. We continue our discussion on deindustrialization, poverty and the search for Black gods in North Philly. We also report on the ongoing North Philadelphia History Festival and its significance and purpose.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify. We discuss songs by Donny Hathaway, as well as a recent celebration of Patrice Lumumba's 100th anniversary in India, and the struggle against neocolonialism. We also continue our discussion on deindustrialization, and look at China's strategy behind its successful industrialization.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify. We continue our discussion on Black Gods through studying the historic arc of deindustrialization and poverty in Philadelphia.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify. We explore and assess our Knowledge Symposium through revisiting the final round table entitled “The Black Proletarian Imaginary: A Futuristic View.” Three of us explore themes in the roundtable and comments, before engaging in further thinking and investigations.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify. We discuss the Israeli attack on Iran and the growing crisis, the possibility of U.S. entering the war.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify. We discuss the Israeli attacks on Iran and where this is going. Then we give a preview of our interview with Student Minister Ishmael Muhammad. Finally, we read the vision statement for our knowledge conference.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify. We discuss the artist and sculptor Elizabeth Catlett, and the revolutionary imperative of the artist at this time.

Due to demand, we are uploading past Free School sessions and will resume uploads to Spotify. We discuss the 70th anniversary of the Bandung Conference, the Non-Aligned Movement that arose from Afro-Asia for the demand of Peace, and DuBois' New World Movement of Thought.