Black August, featuring Willie Sundiata Tate
http://www.opednews.com/populum/diarypage.php?did=15700
February 2, 2010
Willie Sundiata Tate was formerly one of the six defendants put on
trial for the assaults and murder of guards on that fateful day,
August 21, 1971, when Soledad Brother George L. Jackson was
assassinated. They became known as The San Quentin Six. Sundi was
acquitted of all charges and has been out of prison for over 35
years, continuing to advocate for the release of political prisoners
and equal justice.
Watch this episode here.
http://kiilunyasha.blogspot.com/2010/01/willie-sundiata-tate-black-august.html
Freedom is a Constant Struggle TV Show, August 21, 2009
Guest, Willie Sundiata Tate (Sundi), was a member of All of Us or
None, a group of ex-prisoners actively fighting discrimination
against people who have done time in prison, and was a member of
TIMERS, another group of former Black Panthers and activist
ex-prisoners who organized an annual Black Family Reunion Day in West
Oakland with food, speakers and a bicycle give-away for many years.
Sundi was formerly one of the six defendants put on trial for the
assaults and murder of guards on that fateful day, August 21, 1971,
when Soledad Brother George L. Jackson was assassinated. They became
known as The San Quentin Six. Sundi was acquitted of all charges and
has been out of prison for over 35 years, continuing to advocate for
the release of political prisoners and equal justice.
http://www.allofusornone.org/
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Kiilu Nyasha is a San Francisco-based journalist and former member of
the Black Panther Party (BPP). Kiilu hosts a weekly TV program,
"Freedom Is A Constant Struggle," on SF Live (Comcast 76 and AT&T
99). She writes for several publications, including the SF Bay View
Newspaper and BlackCommentator.com. Also an accomplished radio
programmer, she has worked for KPFA (Berkeley), SF Liberation Radio,
Free Radio Berkeley, and KPOO in SF. For more about her, please visit
www.kiilunyasha.blogspot.com
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