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This Week's Episode!

Guest: Jasmine Adams
Hosts: Page May
Date: August 14, 2017
Length: 50:27

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Episode 22Black-On-Black Violence: The Psychodynamics of Black Self-Annihilation in Service of White Domination by Amos N. Wilson
In his revolutionary book, Amos Wilson explores the root causes of Black-on-Black violence. His main argument is that "the operational existence of Black-on-Black violence in the United States is psychologically and economically mandated by the White American-dominatated status quo. The criminalization of the Black American male is a psychopolitically engineered process designed to maintain the dependency and relative powerlessness" of Black people. Moving beyond calling out the problem, Wilson offers practical and political directions for eradicating this violence. Originally published in 1994, the book is still deeply relevant for today's organizing. In this episode, we sat down with teacher and organizer, Jasmine Adams, to discuss the lessons from this important book.

Key Questions:

1. What is at the root of community and interpersonal violence?
   
2. How is Black-on-Black violence related to White supremacy?
   
3. What is necessary to stop the cycles of violence?
   
4. How can organizers, parents, teachers, etc help address violence and build alternative processes for accountability?
   

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