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Black August is an annual commemoration and prison-based holiday to remember Black political prisoners, Black freedom struggles in the United States and beyond, and to highlight Black resistance against racial, colonial and imperialist oppression.
Aug 3, 2020 · Black August is a tradition that originated in California’s prisons in the 1970’s after the deaths of brothers Jonathan and George Jackson as well as other incarcerated Black men who sought...
Aug 13, 2023 · August is a significant time for Black people for a number of reasons. In late August, 1619, the first group of enslaved Africans were brought to Virginia. In August of 1833, the Slavery...
Aug 28, 2021 · Black August is a time to mark the Black liberation movement and the death of Black activists. Born out of the Black revolutionary tradition in the San Quentin prison system, Black August...
Black August is an invitation to reflect on the history of the Black freedom struggle, to celebrate those who have come and gone before us, and to commit to continuing this fight for justice and liberation until we win.
Aug 6, 2020 · This year, Black August comes in the wake of protests against police brutality and racism sparked by the killing of George Floyd and just ahead of a presidential election.
Aug 10, 2020 · Started behind the walls of San Quentin State Prison in California in August 1979, Black August served as a month to mourn, honor, and reflect on the lives of incarcerated Black activists...
Aug 25, 2022 · First celebrated in 1979, Black August was created to commemorate Jackson’s fight for Black liberation. Fifty-one years since his death, Black August is now a monthlong awareness campaign and...
Aug 17, 2023 · Originally started in the 1970s by California prisons, Black August is a way to “honor the lives and deaths of Black political prisoners killed by the state, bring awareness to prison conditions, and to honor the radical tradition of Black resistance against anti-Black state violence systemic oppression.” ...
Aug 1, 2022 · “Black August” is honored every year to commemorate the fallen freedom fighters of the Black Liberation Movement, to call for the release of political prisoners in the United States, to condemn the oppressive conditions of U.S. prisons, and to emphasize the continued importance of the Black Liberation struggle.
