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Real Gangstas of Black History: Ellen Isabel Williams, Robert F Williams and the Black Armed Guard

Real Gangstas of Black History: Ellen Isabel Williams, Robert F Williams and the Black Armed Guard

FromtheGrio Daily, Michael Harriot


Real Gangstas of Black History: Ellen Isabel Williams, Robert F Williams and the Black Armed Guard

FromtheGrio Daily, Michael Harriot

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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Feb 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Ellen Isabel Williams was a radical Black griot, teacher, writer, and advocate. And unlike the peaceful civil rights leaders we often hear about, she and her grandson, Robert F. Williams, were not afraid to meet violence with violence. Wypipologist Michael Harriot recalls these Real Gangstas of Black History that don't get the same attention in public school education. 
"We talk about the nonviolent civil rights movement, but we rarely talk about armed resistance."
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Released:
Feb 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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How in the world did we get here? Wypipologist Michael Harriot breaks it all down in TheGrio Daily. Imagine your college professor teaching in a barbershop; that's Michael Harriot, wicked humor and smart as hell. The journalist, poet, author, TV writer, and Black Twitter King does not hold back when he explains the systems and issues that affect Black people daily. From white supremacy, police brutality, and gun violence, Michael Harriot is not afraid to say the quiet part out loud.  TheGrio Daily is an original podcast by TheGrio Black Podcast Network.