I Respect Your Ambition, But You Gotta Have Vision

Happy Black August!! The final episode of this very special Black August series, Revolutionary Baddies delves into this question of the future. Generally, each episode is dedicated to honoring powerful history but our visions for the future can be just as powerful. Grounding in the words of brother George Jackson, “If we fail through fear and lack of aggressive imagination, then the slaves of the future will curse us, as we sometimes curse those of yesterday. I don’t want to die and leave a few sad songs and a hump in the ground as my only monument. I want to leave a world that is liberated..”. Who would you be if you were free? How can we envision our societies, hearts, minds, and behaviors beyond capitalism? So much of the violence, policing, punishment, colonization, and wars have been visions by people grounded in destruction and hegemony but what would the other side of this spectrum look like? We have the opportunity to bring the potential of a caring and just society to life, but we got to have VISION!!!Question for our listeners-Who would you be if you were free?Links for the show: Season 1. Episode 13Deacon King Kong by James McBrideRing Shout by P. Djèlí ClarkIndigo by Beverly JenkinsTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonA Few Rules For Predicting the Future by Octavia E. ButlerBlack Skin, White Masks by Franz FanonFounder of ZionismThe Neoliberalism of Public Spaces and the Infringement of Civil Liberties Women’s Liberation and the African Freedom Struggle by Thomas SankaraEscuela Nacional de Arte(Cuba)“I Wish I Knew What It Would Feel Like To Be Free” by Miss Nina SimoneSend us Fan MailSupport the showInstagram & Threads: @revolutionarybaddiesYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@RevolutionaryBaddiesPatreon: patreon.com/RevolutionaryBaddies