Africa Resists US and French Colonialism; Military Coup Attempt Fails in Bolivia; Frederick Douglass on the 4th of July

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JR Valrey of Block Report Radio spoke to Ahjamu Umi of the All African People’s Revolutionary Party about the upcoming US military draft, the PetroDollar, French colonialism on the decline, what is happening on the streets of Kenya, and South Africa’s elections. 

JR Valrey’s work is at www.blacknewworldmedia.com and the African People’s Revolutionary is at https://aaprp-intl.org/en-us/.

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On June 26, the Bolivian people and their democratic government, led by President Luis Arce, neutralized a military coup attempt. Pacifica’s Don Debar spoke to independent journalist Camila Escalante.

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Frederick Douglass delivered a speech on July 5, 1852 to a group of abolitionists in Rochester, N.Y., reminding them that the Declaration of Independence represented an unfulfilled promise for African slaves. Here’s Phil Darius Wallace, reading excerpts from the speech at a program organized by the U. S. National Archives and Records.

Visit the U. S. National Archives and Records to learn more.

And that concludes today’s edition of Capitalism, Race & Democracy. We thank all of Pacifica’s sister stations and affiliates who contribute to the production of this show. Today’s program was produced by the Capitalism, Race & Democracy collective, with contributions from JR Valrey, Akua Holt, Don DeBar and Polina Vasiliev.

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Thanks for listening!

Music:

Cee-Roo – Feel The Sounds of Kenya

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