Category: Prison

Apr 14 2023

Necessary Blackness Ep: 155 W/ Kristin Henning: How America Criminalizes Black Youth

Kristin Henning, an author and advocate for children, joins Rahiem Shabazz in a discussion about her latest book, “The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth.” During their conversation, Kristin sheds light on America’s irrational and unfounded fear of Black youth, which has led to a long history of unjust arrests and wrongful convictions of Black individuals in the country. Shabazz delves into the stories of some of the most infamous cases, including the Scottsboro Boys, Emmett Till, and the Central Park Five. Listeners are encouraged to tune in with an attentive ear to gain a deeper understanding of this important issue.

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Feb 13 2023

Necessary Blackness Ep: 151 -No More Lies! ‘Truth Be Told’ with SharBates

Two truth-tellers, @iamsharbates & @rahiemshabazz sat down to discuss the structural and systematic injustice Black America face today. We also took an uninhibited look at police killings of unarmed black folks.

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Nov 03 2020

Dr. Carmen Johnson Speaks on Being Framed & Sentenced

 

Today we are interviewing Carmen Johnson who was falsely accused and sentenced for Residential Mortgage Fraud. Maryland native served 57 months in prison followed by five years supervised release. Carmen R. Johnson, PhD, community activist and humanitarian, and is here with us today to discuss the why she was targeted, falsely accused and the aftermath of the situation.

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Aug 17 2020

Necessary Blackness Ep: 114 – Crime Bill Joe & Top Cop Kamala – What is Black America Thinking?

Joe Biden has selected Kamala Harris to be his running mate, and most people are not happy with the selection of the former prosecutor and onetime 2020 primary rival who has built a reputation as an unyielding antagonist of the Trump administration. One of the problems many Black voters have with Joe Biden is the 1994 crime bill he co-authored that led to the mass incarceration of Black Americans. With, Kamala Harris, as attorney general, she weaponized technicalities to keep wrongfully convicted people behind bars rather than allow them new trials.

Necessary Blackness Podcast speaks about the Vice President pick and why it’s not a celebratory moment for Black America. Join in on the conversation with Rahiem Shabazz and Marci Li to discuss this pivotal moment in politics.

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Aug 01 2020

Necessary Blackness Ep: 112 – William Maliek Evans Challenging The Stereotypes & Empowering The Community

In this episode of Necessary Blackness Podcast, we caught up with William Maliek Evans to discuss the organization he founded, “Neighborhood Benches” and why troubled youths should be given a 2nd chance. Mr. Willam details his hard-knock upbringing and the transformation he made after several unfortunate incidents.

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Jun 26 2020

Necessary Blackness Ep: 108 – Defunding The Police vs Decentralize The Police

 

 

Necessary Blackness Podcast sat with community activist and 3rd generation freedom fighter Kalonji Changa, to discuss the difference between defunding the police vs decentralizing the police. We spoke about the need for a residency clause and instituting an autonomous community public safety council to control everything from the fire department and EMS.

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Jun 17 2020

Rapper T.I. Speaks on Racial Injustice & Police Brutality

 

Amid the continuing national outcry over the police killing of George Floyd, the police are still killing unarmed black people. Most recently, Rayshard Brooks was murdered by an Atlanta police officer. Civil Right Activist, Students, Mothers of slain children, and concerned citizens took to the streets to bring awareness to unsolved cases of police murders in Atlanta.

Activist Marcus Coleman and a host of young social justice warriors lead the protest to seek justice for Kendrick Johnson, Jamarion Robinson, Shali Tilson, Anthony Hill, Oscar Cain and so many more victims murdered by Atlanta Police. Rapper T.I. joined the march to the Capitol and spoke about the need to keep the pressure on the establishment and how we forced them to acknowledge the pain and suffering we experienced for years. He ended with advising the protestors of their consumer power and to no longer spend money outside of the community. Rapper T.I was joined on stage by Mysonne and Tamika Mallory of Until Freedom.

 

Jun 01 2020

Necessary Blackness Ep: 107 Atlanta Uprising- Reporting From The Frontline

 

Martin Luther King Jr once stated in an interview, “A riot is the language of the unheard.” This was in 1966 and nothing has changed since he uttered those prophetic words. That language is being heard and spoken in just about every major city in America and has reverberated to several international countries.

Atlanta citizen quickly took to the street to protest not only the killing of George Floyd but the refusal to arrest the three officers who participated in this brutal murder, as well as only charging fired police officer Derek Chauvin with only 3rd-degree murder.

Many watched the protest and demonstration play out on CNN and suddenly things got violent. Few know the root cause except those on the frontline. Necessary Blackness Podcast caught up with one of the front line soldiers and long time community activist Malik Muhammad to get a play by play of what really happened. Tune In and Listen.

 

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May 07 2020

Necessary Blackness Ep: 105 – CPS Legal Kidnapping of Black Children: Is Your Child Next?

 

In this episode of Necessary Blackness Podcast, we speak with Bekura Wallah Shabazz about Child Protective Services (CPS) illegal kidnapping of her granddaughter Sevyn and how they ignored the law, violate constitutional rights and fabricated evidence with a brazen arrogance totally without fear of reprimand, reprisal or consequences for their illegal actions.

We talked about how Black children are being taken away from their parents by CPS far more often than white children, reflecting a racial disparity in the system that harks back to the days when African children were kidnapped from their homeland and parents to be brought to America. We discussed the financial incentive to placed children in foster care and why transracial adoption is harmful to black children.

 

The foster care system is just a holding place for children until they are old enough to go to prison. One of the earlier founders of Child Welfare now known as the Foster Care system was Charles Loring Brace, a racist Neanderthal who stated: “the purpose was to prevent these dangerous classes from exploding into rage against the rue of capital”. The premise of foster care has not changed and is a national crisis for all to be concerned about

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Nov 04 2019

Event Alert: Medu Bookstore (Greenbriar Mall)

 

Rahiem Shabazz will appear at Medu Bookstore on Saturday, November 9th, 2019 for a Meet & Greet. He will also debut the trailer to his forthcoming documentary, Contraband Flesh: The True Story of AfricaTown.

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