The Malcolm Effect

First episode of the new year and there’s no better way than to be in conversation with Deej on Black Men, Black Feminism(s), and Gender. Khadijah Diskin is a PhD Researcher in Psychology. Her research explores the psychosocial dimension of Black students experiences in British higher education, using Lacanian discourse analysis to interrogate the intersubjective convergences of race, coloniality...

Yara joins me again on The Malcolm Effect to discuss what a material analysis of Palestine sounds like.    Yara Shoufani is an organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement in Toronto. She holds a master's in political science, with a research focus on colonisation and gentrification in Occupied Palestine.    Super dope episode! Listen in and share!    I.G. @TheGambian Twitter: @MomodouTaal @Yarax...

All things gender! Listen in as Dr. Haffaf takes us through an introduction to gender studies and an explanation of the current debates   Dr. Melyssa Haffaf is the Program Director of the Georgetown University Gender+ Justice Initiative, where she also teaches Women's and Gender Studies courses. She holds a Bachelor Degree in Sociology and Philosophy from the University of Paris IV – La Sorbonne,...

All things political economy! An introduction to Political Economy with Dr. Gill   This episode gives an introduction to political economy and Marxian economies, we define key terms that we often hear in our circles.   Dr. Gill is currently working on a book manuscript titled “Race, Nature, and Accumulation: A Decolonial Political Ecological Analysis of Land Grabbing.”  This book examines the moti...

I believe that the discourse that Islam is an anti black religion, is a disingenuous engagement and routinely attempts to remove the revolutionary possibilities that have been found in Islam by figures such as Malcolm. Listen in as my bro Mustafa Briggs responds to the question.   Mustafa Briggs, is a graduate of Arabic and International Relations from the University of Westminster whose dissertat...

In this episode, I speak to Manolo about the reality on the ground in Cuba, how we can truly be in solidarity with those who are victims of imperial violence amongst many other topics.   Manolo De Los Santos is Co-Executive Director of The People’s Forum and researcher at Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. He co-edited, most recently, Viviremos: Venezuela vs Hybrid War (LeftWord 2020)....

What is material analysis? And why is it important to take a material analysis to race and understanding blackness? A masterclass on why we must take a material analysis when thinking about the dispossession of black people.    Annie Olaloku-Teriba is an independent researcher based in London, working on legacies of empire and the complex histories of race. I.G. @TheGambian Twitter: @MomodouTaal @...

I was joined by anti-imperialist author, Justin Podur, as he breaks down the situation in Afghanistan today whilst highlighting key historical events that have contributed to the present moment.   Justin Podur is the author (with Joe Emersberger) of Extraordinary Threat: The US Empire, the Media, and 20 Years of Coup Attempts in Venezuela (Monthly Review 2021), of America’s Wars on Democracy in Rw...

An engaging conversation with Tristan, a thinker and activist from Jamaica as we speak about the things he is thinking through politically.    Tristan Graham was born on January 15, 2001, in Kingston, Jamaica. He is a Revolutionary Pan-Africanist and young author who specializes in African/African Diaspora history, Philosophy, Gender Studies, and Political Science.   Tristan is a well-read young s...

What is imperialism? Which countries are imperialist? Listen in as I discuss with all things imperialism with Yara   Yara Shoufani is an organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement in Toronto. She holds a master's in political science, with a research focus on colonisation and gentrification in Occupied Palestine.    I.G. @TheGambian Twitter: @MomodouTaal @Yaraxsh

Listen in as Zifeng eloquently and succinctly introduces us to the life of the revolutionary Claudia Jones.   Zifeng Liu is an intellectual historian of the 20th-century Africana world with specializations in Black internationalism, anticolonial thought, and Afro-Asian solidarity. His current project "Redrawing the Balance of Power: Black Left Feminists, Mao’s China, and the Making of an Afro-Asia...

In this weeks episode, I am joined by Nkazi from South Africa in which we discuss the all too often familiar phenomena of the black bourgeoisie/middle class, with a particular focus on the South African post apartheid context.    Nkazimulo Moyeni is a Zulu storyteller who has been blessed with the opportunity to use corporate law, photography and writing as mediums of expressing his narrative. A f...

Got to catch up with none other than Asad as we talk all things politics as it pertains to our current moment    Asad Dandia is a Brooklyn-born writer, organizer, and teacher. He recently graduated Columbia University with an MA in Islamic Studies and holds a BS in social work from NYU. He was a co-plaintiff in the historic 'Raza vs City of NY' lawsuit which challenged NYPD surveillance on behalf...

Dr. Layla Brown joins me for another discussion on all things Pan-Africanism. Listen in as we discuss the pan Africanism as defined by Sékou Toure and Kwame Nkrumah, as well the problems with ADOS, Neo-colonialism and much more! Layla Brown is a member of the All African People’s Revolutionary Party-GC and currently works as an Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Massachus...

In this episode I speak with Dr. Joy James and Khadijah Diskin in which we talk all things liberation. We spoke on black feminism today, sources of our struggle, how we can develop a language that speaks to the race, class and function dynamics and so much more   Joy James is the Ebenezer Fitch Professor of the Humanities at Williams College. James is author of: Shadowboxing: Representations of Bl...

In this episode, Aurelien and I discuss what the left needs to do to win.   Aurelien Mondon is a Senior Lecturer in politics at the University of Bath. His research focuses predominantly on the impact of racism and populism on liberal democracies and the mainstreaming of far right politics through elite discourse. His first book, The Mainstreaming of the Extreme Right in France and Australia: A Po...

A 3 way conversation with the legendary Robin Kelley. In this episode Christian and I discuss with Robin Kelley on matters related to our present moment and his works.  Born in  New York City , Kelley earned his  Bachelor's degree  from  California State University, Long Beach , in 1983. By 1987 he had earned a  masters  in African history and  doctorate  in US history from  UCLA . [8] After earni...

What is revolutionary education? Sham and I discuss the current educational system and why reading Paulo Freire's Pedagogy can provide much needed insight into developing a radical education   Sham is a Baghdad born Masters in Law graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Development. Sham so the co-founder of A is for Activism, a local grassroots bookclub that focuses on wo...

Are you aware how racism plays a role in climate justice activism? Athian helps me unpack how the two are connected.   Athian Akec is an 18 year old activist, writer and speaker. His main areas of focus are climate change, youth violence and racial inequality. As a part of this he's written for the Guardian, Independent, Huffpost, I-d magazine, Huck Magazine, Hunger Mag and other national newspape...

A catch up with my dear friend Christian on some of the things we’re thinking about currently.    Christian Joseph is a recent college graduate, who has a keen interest in political economy and questions that concern Black liberation    I.G. @TheGambian @Ctayj   Twitter: @MomodouTaal @CtayJ

We often here that you cannot separate race from capitalism or that we can reform capitalism and make it more ethical. Listen in as I discuss with Dr. CBS on what is the link between race and capitalism, the myth of black capitalism, black liberals and advice on how we should organise Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly is the 2020-2021 Visiting Scholar in the Race and Capitalism Project at the University...

We are still reeling from the government’s terrible race report. Listen in to my conversation with Deej about what our focuses should be in terms of organising and going forward.    Khadijah Diskin is a PhD Researcher in Psychology. Her research explores the psychosocial dimension of Black students experiences in British higher education, using Lacanian discourse analysis to interrogate the inters...

The Government’s Race report has concluded that there is no institutional racism in the U.K.  Listen in as I discuss with Dr. Nick Guyatt as we unpack the report   Nick Guyatt teaches American history at the University of Cambridge in the UK. He’s written about history, race and politics for the Guardian, the New York Times, the London Review of Books and many other publications. His most recent b...

A lot of you asked me to do a breakdown of commonly used terminology that we hear in politics and economics. So I sat down with Vijay Prashad, where we talk all things Marxism.    Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, journalist, commentator, and a Marxist intellectual. He is an executive-director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and the Chief Editor of LeftWord Books.   I.G. @TheG...

Loved this conversation surrounding the role of meditative practices in activism   Nabila “Nebulosity” Wasi, M.A., Wellness Entrepreneur and Founder of MindBodySol Wellness, is an Educational Leader/Educator, a Program Management Professional, Certified Holistic Health Coach and Yoga Teacher, community organizer, researcher, multi-genre storyteller, and abolitionist. Her current programming and re...