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Legendary Ayiti Professor Bayyinah Bello joins Kalonji Changa on #RiotStarterTV to discuss the Haitian Revolution, her books "SHEROES of the Haitian Revolution", "Jean-Jacques Dessalines: 21 Facts about His Life" and more...

The Nation of Islam's Dr. Wesley Muhammad joins Kalonji Changa on #RiotStarterTV in response to a recent episode of the platform titled, "Baba Zak Kondo: Death of Detroit Red and the Resurrection of Malcolm X". Dr. Wesley Muhammad sits on the Executive Council, the governing body of the Nation of Islam under the direction and guidance of the Honorable Minister Farrakhan. Dr. Muhammad is also a member of Minister Farrakhan's elite Research Team. NEW BPM DISCORD! https://discord.gg/TDP9a4f5Ez

Ajamu Baraka joins Kalonji Changa on #RiotStarterTV to talk about electoral politics, imperialism and the span of empire from Latin America to Africa. Ajamu Baraka is the national organizer of the Black Alliance for Peace and was the 2016 candidate for vice president on the Green Party ticket.

 In this edition of #RiotStarterTV there will be a discussion around the history of Armed Resistance in Mississippi. Dr. Akinyele Umoja joins Kalonji Changa in a one-on-one discussion around Umoja's book, "We Will Shoot Back: Armed Resistance in the Mississippi Freedom Movement".Dr. Akinyele Umoja, is an educator, scholar-activist and author. He is a professor of the Department of African-American Studies at Georgia State University. Dr. Umoja's writing has been featured in scholarly publications including The Journal of Black Studies, New Political Science, The International Journal of Africana Studies, Black Scholar, Radical History Review, and Socialism and Democracy.#AkinyeleUmoja #RobertFWilliamsSHOW MORE

In one of the most important interviews for this time period, Paul Lee and Peter Goldman, two of the foremost historians around the Life, Times, Death and Legacy of Malcolm X appear in an interview with Kalonji Jama Changa LIVE on #RiotStarterTV!Paul Lee In 1990, the Highland Park, Mich., native served as a historical researcher and consultant for two episodes featuring Malcolm X in "Eyes on the Prize II," the PBS history of the modern civil-rights movement.  In 1991, he was the chief historical consultant for Spike Lee's "Malcolm X" biopic, starring Denzel Washington.   In 1994, he was the special research consultant for "Malcolm X:   Make It Plain," an episode of the PBS historical series "The American Experience":Peter Goldman Goldman's biography,  The Death and Life of Malcolm X is considered a seminal work in the field. It focused heavily on Malcolm's last years and on his assassination in 1965, and it remains a standard more than four decades after it was first published in 1973. A second edition, published by the University of Illinois Press in 1979, and a third, in 2013, include important new information on who committed the murder and why. Peter Goldman served 25 years on staff and 20 more as a contributing editor at Newsweek. During his career, Goldman wrote more than 120 cover stories and helped Newsweek win many honors, including six National Magazine Awards--the industry's nearest equivalent to the Pulitzer Prize.

Rapper T.I. Raps 1-on-1 with Kalonji Jama Changa on #RiotStarterTV the two chat it up in a candid convo around life, business and politics.

On this episode of #RiotStarterTV Fasil Woldemariam Cherenet and Eyerusalem Kebert join Kalonji Jama Changa in a discussion around the current crisis in Ethiopia. Fasil Woldemariam Cherenet was born and raised in Ethiopia and has served as a director of the Ethiopian Community Association in Atlanta. He also worked as an adjunct professor of political science at Morehouse College, Clark Atlanta University and Strayer University. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Political Science at GSU-Perimeter College.Eyerusalem Kebert is a young community activist and Pan-Africanist. She received her Masters of Business Administration in Health System Management in 2018 and currently works in that field. She also serves as Chief Financial Officer for United State of Africa. #Ethiopia #Tigray

Mireille Fanon Mendès-France joined Kalonji Jama Changa on this episode of #RiotStarterTV. Mireille is founder and co-chair of the Frantz Fanon Foundation. She served as former United Nations expert chair of the Working group on People of African Descent. Mireille works on issues of International law and has worked as professor at different levels of the National Education, at Unesco and as legal adviser at French National Assembly. Mireille Fanon Mendès-France is the daughter of the world renowned revolutionary, psychiatrist and political author, Frantz Fanon.

Dr. Greg Carr joins Kalonji Jama Changa on a LIVE edition of #RiotStarterTV to discuss the threats that both Malcolm and Martin posed to the establishment.

Dr. T. Owens Moore, one of the foremost authorities on Melanin will join Kalonji Jama Changa LIVE on #RiotStarterTV in a discussion around the Pineal Gland,  Melanin. Neuromelanin and Consciousness. T. Owens Moore, Ph.D. is trained as a Physiological Psychologist. He is a graduate of Lincoln University in PA, and he has an M.S. and a Ph.D. from Howard University. For more than twenty years, he has served as a college professor, a biomedical researcher, and an African-centered scholar/activist. He is a distinguished educator who appreciates interdisciplinary studies. He has served as an Assistant Professor at Morehouse College in Atlanta GA and an Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Psychology at Clark Atlanta University, and Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. His specialty courses are both in the field of Neuroscience and African-Centered Psychology.He is the author of several books: The Science of Melanin: Dispelling the Myths, Dark Matters-Dark Secrets and Why Darkness Matters: The Power of Melanin in the Brain, to name a few.

Political Prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal joined Kalonji Jama Changa for a brief #RiotStarterTV chat around his health, George Floyd and the role of the Revolutionary journalist. Mumia is arguably the most popular Black Political Prisoner in the United States and quite possibly the world. For nearly 40 years he has been held captive in Pennsylvania prisons, including two decades spent on death row.  Despite evidence and witnesses that contradict the events that took place December 9, 1981, Mumia was convicted of murdering a police officer at a Philadelphia street corner.Since Mumia Abu Jamal's incarceration he has authored numerous best selling books.WRITE TO MUMIA AT:  Mumia Abu-JamalSmart Communications/PADOCMumia Abu-Jamal AM 8335SCI MahanoyPO Box 33028St Petersburg, FL 33733*Special thanks to Dr. Johanna Fernandez for making it happenAlso, check out the Riot Starter TV archives at:Blackpowermedia.org/RiotStarterTV

On this special LIVE Broadcast Former US Congresswoman and 2008 Presidential Nominee for the Green Party, Cynthia McKinney comes thru #RiotStarterTV and goes 1 on 1 with Kalonji Jama Changa to rap about current affairs.

Juliana Lumumba, daughter of African Freedom Fighter Patrice Lumumba speaks to Kalonji Jama Changa on #RiotStarterTV about her father's life, legacy, and ultimate assassination. Later in the broadcast, we are joined by Maurice Carney from Friends of the Congo for an update on the Democratic Republic of Congo.