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Author A.S. Francis is joined by guest host Isabella Kajiwara for a powerful conversation on the life and legacy of Gerlin Bean - otherwise known as "Mother of the Movement." Together, they explore Bean's vital contributions to youth work, Black Power politics, gay liberation, and her deeply relational approach to leadership.
Isabella Kajiwara and Lola Olufemi discuss the importance of remembering Claudia Jones as a communist, acknowledging the exile and persecution she faced due to McCarthyism in the U.S. and how her life was shaped by state violence and surveillance.