“August, a month of injustice and divine justice. Of repression and righteous rebellion. Of individual and collective efforts to free the slaves and break the chains that binds us… The spirit of Black August moves through centuries of Black, Indian and multi-cultural resistance. It is an emblem of the spirit of freedom. It is a long smoldering spark of the fire in the hearts of a people, hearts burning and yearning for freedom.”
Brother Mumia Abu-Jamal
Activist, Revolutionary, Political Prisoner, Lodestar