Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-

  • Angela Davis at Occidental College

    Angela Davis, faculty member at San Francisco College, and sponsored by the Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, speaks at Occidental College during Black History Month about her experiences with African American struggles during the 1960s and on to the present and the benefits of civil rights actions for all minorities. Her personal history includes…

  • Democracy Now! October 16, 2002

    Iraq Journal: A rare visit to the birthplace of Saddam Hussein. Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill reports from Takrit; Sniper politics: Does the technology exist to find the D.C. sniper? The Bush Administration and the NRA are opposing ballistic fingerprinting legislation that would trace the bullet to the gun; The militarization of the police: The…

  • Democracy Now! February 17, 2003

    The World Says No to War! Rome 2 million people; London, Madrid, Barcelona over a million each; Berlin and New York City half a million; Melbourne, Sydney and France hundreds of thousands; and hundreds of other protests around the world; Listen to the voice of the people, for many times the voice of the people…

  • Democracy Now! July 04, 2002

    TRIBUTE TO ACTIVIST AND POET JUNE JORDAN/INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH FREDERICK DOUGLASS |Story: CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL VOICES OF THE ABOLITION MOVEMENT, FREDERICK DOUGLASS Today is a national holiday, commemorating the Fourth of July, when American colonies declared their independence from England in 1776. While many in America hang flags, attend…

  • Angela Davis – Blues, Legacies and Black Feminism / Last Poets

    (38:00)Activist and author discusses her latest BOOK: BLUES, LEGACIES AND BLACK FEMINISM at John Adams Middle School in Santa Monica, CA. Davis discusses several key early blues artists including Gertrude “Ma” Rainy, Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday to illustrate how black women helped shape feminist historical traditions through their music. (20:00) Last Poets

  • Democracy Now! September 25, 1998

    Critical Resistance; King Leopoldus Ghost; |(14 Minutes) Critical Resistance Focus on the conference; Critical Resistance: Beyond the Prison -Industrial Complex. GUEST: Angela Davis, Professor, UC Berkeley, a former member of the Black Panther Party and one of the organizers of the Critical Resistance conference. (19 Minutes) King Leopold’s Ghost The Democratic Republic of the Congo…

  • Now You Have Touched The Women : Now You Have Struck A Rock (Part 3 of 3)

    Now You Have Touched The Women : Now You Have Struck A Rock. Actuality of a women’s event, held a the Berkeley Community Theater, 30 June 1990. CONTENT: Pt.1. A Message from Winnie Mandela / read by Roscoe Dellums — pt.2. Comment on Mandela’s letter / Angela Davis — pt.3. HR1580 : sponsored by Congressman…

  • Democracy Now : July 18 : The Olympics, A Different Perspective

    DEMOCRACY NOW : JULY 18 : THE OLYMPICS, A DIFFERENT PERSPECTUVE / Pacifica Foundation| Produced by Julie Drizin and Amy Goodman| hosted by Amy Goodman. – A daily election year program which takes an in-depth look at the political landscape and interviews visionaries from all walks of life, inclusing members of grassroots organizations, who challenge…

  • The Legacy Of The Black Panther Party

    The Legacy Of The Black Panther Party / moderated by Walter Turner. – Panel discussion on the day of Huey Newton’s Funeral with former members of the Black Panthers. The discuss the needs of the Black community, the need to pass on their experiences in the struggle for Civil Rights, and how the Black Panthers…