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Black Agenda Radio

Thu, May 22, 2025 18:00 PM

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Hosts: Margaret Kimberley
Topics:
  • Repression of Palestine solidarity – independent journalist persecuted for Palestine solidarity -
  • Malcolm X and present day politics – the freedom fighter’s legacy and the current situation among the two duopoly political parties -
  • Libya – Libyan writer analyzes the ongoing damage to that nation nearly 15 years after the US/NATO attack -
Synopsis:

In this week’s segment we discuss the legacy of Malcolm X and the state of the political party that many Black people feel themselves to be trapped in. We are joined by a guest in Libya who explains the lasting impact of the US/NATO destruction of that state in 2011. But first we are joined by a journalist who has been subjected to arrest, detention, raids, and the confiscation of his equipment by two different European governments. The only crime he has committed is to practice journalism exposing Israel’s genocide and western collusion with that apartheid state.

Our guest is Richard Medhurst. He is an independent journalist whose work has been severely impacted by state repression in the UK and in Austria. He was arrested and detained in the UK in August of 2024 and placed under investigation. In addition, Austrian authorities also detained him, raided his home and seized his devices. New revelations indicate the direct involvement of the Israeli government in these actions. Richard Medhurst joins us from Vienna.

Anthony Rogers-Wright is a Black Agenda Report contributor and host of the WPFW program Full Spectrum, where I was recently a guest. We discussed the legacy of Malcolm X on the 100th anniversary of his birth and the state of the Democratic Party after its ignominious defeat at the hands of Donald Trump. Here are excerpts of our discussion.

Our guest is Dr. Abdelkarim Kashkar. He is a physician, an author who writes about politics in Libyan newspapers.  He joins us from Benghazi, Libya to discuss how the United States impacts the people of that country, after having destroyed the state in 2011, imposed sanctions and is now using it as a deportation location and possibly a location to accept refugees from Gaza.

Guests:
  • Richard Medhurst – independent journalist -
  • Anthony Rogers - Wright – journalist and activist
  • Dr. Abdulkarim Kashkar – Libyan physician and writer -
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