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Established by the Black Guerrilla Family in San Quentin Prison in 1979,
Black August is an annual commemoration of the struggle for Black liberation
and a time to remember the freedom fighters who have passed
or who remain locked up in prison.
In 2025, as fascism rises in the US and around the globe,
what can the radical tradition of Black August teach us about keeping the fight for freedom alive in dark times?
In this on-the-ground edition of Rattling …

‘I believe in our people’s ability to find the light’: Celebrating Black August in dark times
“We don't want Black August to become like a new Black History Month, where [it’s] just about celebrations or parties. That's not the spirit of it. It's in resistance and how we can prepare ourselves to resist our own oppression.”