Library JournalJanuary 2018 Biracial and Afrocentric, Naima yearns for revolution amid Eurocentric fellow students at Ronald Reagan University. She decides to fight gentrification…
African American Studies
Look for Me in the Whirlwind: A Starred Publishers Weekly Review
A Starred ReviewPublishers WeeklyNovember 2017 In the era of Black Lives Matter, this chronicle of the Black Panther 21—the group…
Maroon the Implacable: A Publishers Weekly Review
Publishers WeeklyJune 2013 Shoatz-a leader in Philadelphia’s Black Liberation Movement and a former Black Panther-describes his activism and philosophy in…
The Color Maroon
by New Clear Vision EditorNew Clear Vision.comApril 29th, 2013 Lessons on Life, Liberation from Imprisoned Activist Russell Shoatz Russell Maroon…
Book Release Event Review: Russell Maroon Shoatz “Maroon the Implacable” – The Book Launch of An American Political Prisoner
By Dawoud KringleDooBeeDooBeeDoo NYMay 13th, 2013 Date: May 3, 2013 Venue: The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, New York City “There is…
Why Russell ‘Maroon’ Shoatz Must Be Released From Solitary Confinement –An interview with Theresa Shoatz and Matt Meyer
Angola 3 NewsApril 22nd, 2013 Take action by telling Secretary Wetzel that you want Russell ‘Maroon’ Shoatz to be immediately…
Little Known Black History Fact: Russell ‘Maroon’ Shoatz
by Erica L Taylorblackamericaweb.comJanuary 6th, 2014 Russell “Maroon” Shoatz is a former Black Panther Party (BPP) member now serving two…
Look for Me in the Whirlwind: Special 2-Part Interview on WBAI
Education at the Crossroads (WBAI)Where We Live (WBAI)December 14th, 2017 On December 14, 2017, those shows combined forces for a…
How America Bought and Sold Racism, and Why It Still Matters
By Lisa HixCollectors WeeklyNovember 10th, 2015 Today, very few white Americans openly celebrate the horrors of black enslavement—most refuse to…
“President Obama has been a cottage industry for racist imagery and racist memorabilia”
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