EPISODE · Jul 19, 2020 · 1H 54M
SANKOFA means "Go back and get it", knowing the past opens the door to the future. An interview Kwami and Clarice Abdul-Bey
from The Folding Chair with Osyrus Bolly · host The Folding Chair
Kwami and Clarice Abdul-Bey, based in Pulaski County, are co-coveners of the Arkansas Peace and Justice Memorial Movement to document and mark where racial terror, lynchings and riots have occurred across Arkansas. Founded in 2018 APJMM embodies a statewide collaborative effort to acknowledge, and to learn from, our shared documented history of hundreds of incidents of extra-legal racial, political and religious violence and injustices. Clarice and Kwami bring a wealth of knowledge through their organization as well as with PHAT LIP Youth Talk Radio, Duafe Unity, Washitaw Foothills Youth Media Arts & Literacy Collective and The Shelter In-Place Virtual film Series all of which educate and empower the people. They believe that instead of trying to "give our youth a voice," to work with youth to provide the resources and tools necessary to harness, and then express, the innate power within their own voices. Kwami and Clarice Abdul-Bey are music lovers as well so check them out as Baba & Iya Cratediggers on their acclaimed radio show “Jadestone Vintage Soul” which airs on KABF 88.3 FM Community Radio every Tuesday afternoon from 2-3 PM CST. #History #BlackHistory
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Kwami and Clarice Abdul-Bey, based in Pulaski County, are co-coveners of the Arkansas Peace and Justice Memorial Movement to document and mark where racial terror, lynchings and riots have occurred across Arkansas. Founded in 2018 APJMM embodies a statewide collaborative effort to acknowledge, and to learn from, our shared documented history of hundreds of incidents of extra-legal racial, political and religious violence and injustices. Clarice and Kwami bring a wealth of knowledge through their organization as well as with PHAT LIP Youth Talk Radio, Duafe Unity, Washitaw Foothills Youth Media Arts & Literacy Collective and The Shelter In-Place Virtual film Series all of which educate and empower the people. They believe that instead of trying to "give our youth a voice," to work with youth to provide the resources and tools necessary to harness, and then express, the innate power within their own voices. Kwami and Clarice Abdul-Bey are music lovers as well so check them out as Baba & Iya Cratediggers on their acclaimed radio show “Jadestone Vintage Soul” which airs on KABF 88.3 FM Community Radio every Tuesday afternoon from 2-3 PM CST. #History #BlackHistory
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SANKOFA means "Go back and get it", knowing the past opens the door to the future. An interview Kwami and Clarice Abdul-Bey
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