Black Autonomy Podcast
15 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 68 ratingsThe Black Autonomy Podcast is a series of discussions on anarchism and the relevance of its revolutionary ideals to the ongoing Black Liberation Movement.
The show is hosted by JoNina Abron-Ervin and Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin, two veteran organizers, former Black Panther Party members and co-founders of the Black Autonomy Federation. The show is produced by a collaboration between writer William C. Anderson (@williamcson) and the Black Autonomy Federation.
JoNina Abron-Ervin is a former editor of The Black Panther newspaper, author of Driven by the Movement: Activists of the Black Power Era, and a co-founder of the Black Autonomy Federation.
Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin is the author of Anarchism and the Black Revolution, a co-founder of the Black Autonomy Federation, and a former member of the Black Panther Party.
(Artwork by Theo Thirdaye [@Thirdayetheory]. Introduction music is an instrumental version of “Song 33” by Noname.)
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Episodes
Live From Detroit: Black Anarchist Legacies Part 2
December 28, 2023 18:08 - 1 hour - 104 MBThis episode was recorded live from the Institute for Social Ecology's 2023 Summer Intensive Course in Detroit. Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin, JoNina Abron-Ervin, and Modibo Kadalie reflect on their personal histories in the Black Power movement, and how their experiences in hierarchical revolutionary organizations - such as the Black Panther Party and the League of Revolutionary Black Workers - led them to anarchist/anti-authoritarian politics. Facilitated by William C. Anderson. Discuss this episo...
Live From Detroit: Black Anarchist Legacies Part I
September 25, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBThis episode was recorded live from the Institute for Social Ecology's 2023 Summer Intensive Course in Detroit. Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin, JoNina Abron-Ervin, and Modibo Kadalie reflect on their personal histories in the Black Power movement, and how their experiences in hierarchical revolutionary organizations - such as the Black Panther Party and the League of Revolutionary Black Workers - led them to anarchist/anti-authoritarian politics. Facilitated by William C. Anderson. Discuss this episo...
Rent Is Theft! Housing Is Our Right!
September 26, 2022 11:00 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBIn this episode Lorenzo and JoNina discuss how US capitalism oppresses us through the housing crisis. They reflect on what's rent and housing mean in the context on the broader society and reflect on past defense tactics. Discuss this episode with your friends and family and, as always, support Black Autonomy on Patreon.
Prison Abolition and Struggle Against Mass Imprisonment.
May 09, 2022 12:00 - 31 minutes - 42.9 MBThis episode is about the Black anarchist struggle against prisons and state slavery. Lorenzo and JoNina discuss the relevance of overturning the entirety of the state apparatus in the struggle for prison abolition rather than stopping at mere reforms.
Love and Struggle
February 14, 2022 14:38 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBThis special Valentine's Day episode is about Lorenzo and JoNina's relationship. Listen as they recount the story of their encounter and discuss how they relate to one another as partners, thinkers, and coconspirators. This episode covers topics like gender roles, dating, and conflict resolution.
JoNina Speaks!
January 19, 2022 14:00 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MBThis episode covers the life of co-host JoNina Ervin. As an author and veteran activist, JoNina Ervin offers important insights from her life in an interview with Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin. She was a member of the Black Panther Party for nearly a decade and was the last editor of the Black Panther newspaper. She was also a news correspondent at the 2001 U.N. World Conference Against Racism and was once the managing editor of Black Scholar magazine.
Black Anarchism Across the Generations
December 16, 2021 14:00 - 40 minutes - 55.7 MBIn October 2021, Pluto published the definitive edition of Anarchism and the Black Revolution by Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin. The book first connected Black radical thought to anarchist theory in 1979, and now amidst a rising tide of Black political organizing, this foundational classic has been republished with a wealth of original material, including forewords by William C. Anderson and Joy James. This episode of Black Autonomy Podcast is brought to you in collaboration with the Pluto Pr...
Medical Racism, Vaccine Hesitancy, and Radical Organizing
October 19, 2021 12:00 - 39 minutes - 54.2 MBThis episode discusses the legacy of medical neglect and institutional racism in healthcare. Lorenzo and JoNina talk about how Black people have legitimate skepticism and distrust when it comes to vaccination and medical care. However, drawing from their experience in the Black Panther Party, they discuss how intercommunalism can be used to meet the needs of people who aren't vaccinated and subject to shortages. The following episode contains clips from the following films and videos: HIV...
Crisis Capitalism and the Survival Economy
May 10, 2021 14:30 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MBThis episode discusses how movements can connect mutual aid efforts and survival programs to build a survival economy. Lorenzo and JoNina's discussion places emphasis on the need to move beyond being passive consumers in order to foment a revolutionary alternative that can be transition to stateless socialism. They look at relevant topics like the recent crises during the Texas winter storm, Puerto Rico, and Hurricane Katrina to make their case. This episode was produced by a collaboratio...
Black Anti-Fascism And Armed Self-Defense
March 15, 2021 13:00 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBThis episode discusses some of the Black civil rights protests and anti-klan movements that practiced armed self-defense. Certain groups were linked to the NAACP and defended protesters at Southern civil rights marches. These self-defense groups laid the foundation for the emergence of the Black Panther Party in 1966, an urban organization that created a Black anti-fascist movement. The relevance of having such a movement shouldn't be lost on us today. This episode was produced by a collab...
Black Anti-Fascism and Armed Self-Defense
March 15, 2021 13:00 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBThis episode discusses some of the Black civil rights protests and anti-klan movements that practiced armed self-defense. Certain groups were linked to the NAACP and defended protesters at Southern civil rights marches. These self-defense groups laid the foundation for the emergence of the Black Panther Party in 1966, an urban organization that created a Black anti-fascist movement. The relevance of having such a movement shouldn't be lost on us today. This episode was produced by a collab...
Building a Poor People's Survival Movement
February 17, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes - 48.4 MBThis episode of Black Autonomy discusses building a poor people's survival movement to mobilize masses of working-class and poor people around immediate needs while advancing towards revolution. This episode was produced by a collaboration between writer William C. Anderson (@williamcson), Black Autonomy Federation, and members of Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation (@BRRN_Fed). The interlude music is "I Used to Love Hip-Hop" by Audiobinger.
Building A Poor People's Survival Movement
February 17, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes - 48.4 MBThis episode of Black Autonomy discusses building a poor people's survival movement to mobilize masses of working-class and poor people around immediate needs while advancing towards revolution. This episode was produced by a collaboration between writer William C. Anderson (@williamcson), Black Autonomy Federation, and members of Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation (@BRRN_Fed). The interlude music is "I Used to Love Hip-Hop" by Audiobinger.
Dual Power: A Simple Explanation
January 27, 2021 17:11 - 29 minutes - 44.6 MBDual power can be explained as the building of a transitional program for political, social, and economic transformation. By creating survival programs to oppose state power we can develop a new type of autonomous public sector when the state intentionally oppresses and abandons people. This is how to go beyond protest to building a liberatory societal infrastructure. This episode was produced by a collaboration between writer William C. Anderson (@williamcson), Black Autonomy Federation,...
Vote For Me, I'll Set You Free: Black Politics and Elections
January 08, 2021 13:46 - 28 minutes - 49.8 MBIn this premiere episode of Black Autonomy Podcast, JoNina and Lorenzo introduce the podcast and discuss elections, the Democratic Party, and political power in Black politics while proposing direct democracy as an alternative. This episode was produced by a collaboration between writer William C. Anderson (@williamcson), Black Autonomy Federation, and members of Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation (@BRRN_Fed).