Black Autonomy Podcast
1) Rejecting Black Fascism, Nativism, and Right-Wing Movements
Lorenzo and JoNina offer a scathing criticism of today's Black nativist and reparations-based movements. In this episode, they unpack the reactionary politics and limitations of Black US nationalist m...Show More
2) Driven by the Movement: Exploring JoNina Abron-Ervin's Three Decade Project
Co-host Lorenzo Komboa Ervin interviews JoNina Abron-Ervin about her new book Driven by the Movement, which collects the stories of twenty rank-and-file people in the Black liberation struggle between...Show More
3) Rebuilding the City From the Bottom Up (Part II)
Listen to Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin and JoNina Abron-Ervin speak with the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), one of the nation's few independent architecture schools. They discuss ur...Show More
4) Rebuilding the City From the Bottom Up (Part I)
Listen to Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin and JoNina Abron-Ervin speak with the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), one of the nation's few independent architecture schools. They discuss ur...Show More
5) Students, Fight for Your Right To Protest!
On this episode, Lorenzo and JoNina reflect on the student protests in response to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. As veterans of many struggles prior, including the student and anti-war protests of the...Show More
6) Live From Detroit: Black Anarchist Legacies Part 2
This episode was recorded live from the Institute for Social Ecology's 2023 Summer Intensive Course in Detroit. Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin, JoNina Abron-Ervin, and Modibo Kadalie reflect on their personal ...Show More
7) Live From Detroit: Black Anarchist Legacies Part I
This episode was recorded live from the Institute for Social Ecology's 2023 Summer Intensive Course in Detroit. Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin, JoNina Abron-Ervin, and Modibo Kadalie reflect on their personal ...Show More
8) Rent Is Theft! Housing Is Our Right!
In this episode Lorenzo and JoNina discuss how US capitalism oppresses us through the housing crisis. They reflect on what's rent and housing mean in the context on the broader society and reflect on ...Show More
9) Prison Abolition and Struggle Against Mass Imprisonment.
This episode is about the Black anarchist struggle against prisons and state slavery. Lorenzo and JoNina discuss the relevance of overturning the entirety of the state apparatus in the struggle for pr...Show More
10) Love and Struggle
This special Valentine's Day episode is about Lorenzo and JoNina's relationship. Listen as they recount the story of their encounter and discuss how they relate to one another as partners, thinkers, a...Show More