This Black August, Americans will study, meditate, fast, exercise – and read – for Black liberation
Organizations across the country traditionally use the month as a means of activation for local communities In the 1960s and 1970s, California was brimming with radical energy and potential, which also meant it was brimming with extreme backlash. The Black Panthers, a revolutionary Black political activist organization founded in response to police brutality, were organizing members at the same time Ronald Reagan, th
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- 23 Aug 2026, 11:00 UTC
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- Adria R Walker
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- Black US culture
Organizations across the country traditionally use the month as a means of activation for local communities In the 1960s and 1970s, California was brimming with radical energy and potential, which also meant it was brimming with extreme backlash. The Black Panthers, a revolutionary Black political activist organization founded in response to police brutality, were organizing members at the same time Ronald Reagan, th
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This Black August, Americans will study, meditate, fast, exercise – and read – for Black liberation
Organizations across the country traditionally use the month as a means of activation for local communities In the 1960s and 1970s, California was brimming with radical energy and potential, which also meant it was brimming with extreme backlash. The Black Panthers, a revolutionary Black political activist organization founded in response to police brutality, were organizing members at the same time Ronald Reagan, th
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