Monifa Bandele Explains The Critical Importance Of Black August

Monifa Bandele Explains The Critical Importance Of Black August

Renowned organizer, Monifa Bandele, explains the importance of Black August--and the Black people who fought for our freedom

Renowned Organizer Monifa Bandele Explains The Critical Importance Of Black August

August—-Black August—like February’s Black History Month and June’s Juneteenth, is a month dedicated to honoring Black history and history makers. But its look goes beyond those who–mostly rightly–are broadly anointed as such by much of American society. Born on the unforgiving grounds of California’s San Quentin Prison, Black August is a child of the regularly…