Nicholas Richard-Thompson

Nicholas Richard-Thompson, a BAP Midwest organizer, and Tunde Osazua, outreach co-coordinator for the Black Alliance for Peace, examine Kwame Nkrumah's transformative role in Ghana as the first leader of an independent nation. They discuss his revolutionary vision for Pan-African unity, economic self-sufficiency, and resistance against imperialism. The conversation touches on the challenges he faced, including assassination attempts and foreign interference. Nkrumah's legacy continues to inspire modern anti-colonial movements, reaffirming the fight for a united Africa.

Nicholas Richard-Thompson and Tunde Osazua from the Black Alliance for Peace join Breht to discuss AFRICOM, or The United States Africa Command - responsible for U.S. military operations and imperialism on the continent. Together they discuss the ongoing conflict in Palestine, the connections between black liberation movements and palestinian liberation, BAP's Month of Action against AFRICOM, recent coups in West Africa, developments in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, the recent history of Libya, the role of French neo-colonialism on the continent, the revolutionary contributions of Patrice Lumumba and Kwame Nkrumah, and much more!      Learn more and support Black Alliance for Peace    Follow Nicholas on Twitter    Follow Tunde on Twitter   BAP Chicago's Twitter Check out Rev Left's episode on Thomas Sankara Revolution in Sahel?   Get 15% off any book from Leftwingbooks.net    outro music 'Terrorist?'  by Lowkey Support Rev Left Radio  or make a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/revleft