Author: Alkebu-Lan

November 21, 2016 Alkebu-Lan

HAVE YOUR SAY: 02071930174 In this our 100th show we continue our reasoning on the most recent developments in the Sean Rigg case.  For those still unfamiliar, Bro. Sean was killed while in custody at Brixton police station on 21/08/08. A damning narrative verdict returned by an inquest jury later concluded…

November 14, 2016 Alkebu-Lan

HAVE YOUR SAY: 02071930174 Although there has been copious coverage on events in the USA, there was a significant decision made in the UK on November 8th, the very day that Americans wants to the polls to elect Donald Trump.  After just hours of deliberation, the jury at Southwark Crown Court…

November 7, 2016 Alkebu-Lan

HAVE YOUR SAY: 02071930174 Located in the heart of the Black community, 365 Brixton Centre has remained active for the last 25 years and has also been the destination for a plethora of local visiting dignitaries, academics and activists from global icon Muhammad Ali to Nobel Laureate Prof Wangari Mathai.  The…

October 31, 2016 Alkebu-Lan

HAVE YOUR SAY: 02071930174 The impending visit to the UK of Mutabaruka, world renowned poet, recording artist, broadcaster, and philosopher , provides an ideal opportunity to continue our discussion about the relationship between artists and the (liberation/conscious) movement.   Muta was lamenting this state of affairs three decades ago:   “Revolutionary…

October 24, 2016 Alkebu-Lan

LISTEN LIVE HERE! HAVE YOUR SAY: 02071930174 In previous shows we have explored how Afrikan (“Black”) History Month (AHM), without reference to its founders or objectives, has often been reduced to a narrow definition of culture (e.g. music, dance, food, storytelling), at variance with its activist origins (USA and UK).  However,…