Assata Shakur and American Psychology

An episode of the Black Convergence podcast, hosted by Brandi Grayson, titled "Assata Shakur and American Psychology" was published on October 11, 2025 and runs 43 minutes.

October 11, 2025 ·43m · Black Convergence

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Summary

Brandi Grayson flies solo today as she talks about some history and some politricks. Opening the show Brandi reflects on bringing her son to Washington DC to check out the National Museum of African American History and Culture. While there she got a taste of what the national guard’s deployment in the city is like. Throughout the hour Brandi explores who Dr. Amos Wilson was. The African American psychologist studied the falsification of black consciousness. Brandi also talks about white fragility and Assata Shakur, a black activist who was part of the Black Panther movement. Shakur was best known for being part of the Black Liberation Army. She recently died in Cuba, where she was in exile after escaping from the United States where she had been jailed while she was pregnant. To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media!

Episode Description

Throughout the hour Brandi explores who Dr. Amos Wilson was. The African American psychologist studied the falsification of black consciousness. Brandi also talks about white fragility and Assata Shakur, a black activist who was part of the Black Panther movement. Shakur was best known for being part of the Black Liberation Army. She recently died in Cuba, where she was in exile after escaping from the United States where she had been jailed while she was pregnant.

To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, BlueSky, YouTube, X, and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media!