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Episode 46
Guest: Jalil Muntaqim
Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW

Jalil Muntaqim, revolutionary, former member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army, and current community organizer with Citizen Action of New York, shares his powerful story of resistance, survival, and ongoing liberation work. Arrested at age 19 and imprisoned for nearly 50 years, Jalil reflects on his time organizing from within prison, the repression he faced—including solitary confinement for teaching Black history—and how he remained unbroken. He discusses U.S. genocide against Black and Indigenous people, social work's complicity through child removal, and his efforts to organize an international tribunal to hold the U.S. accountable. This conversation is a testament to unwavering commitment to Black liberation and a call to resist systemic violence in all its forms.

In this episode:

• Jalil's history with the Black Panther Party, Black Liberation Army, and nearly 50 years as a political prisoner
• Organizing from within prison and the repression he faced, including repeated solitary confinement
• The dehumanizing nature of prison and what it means to remain unbroken
• The U.S. genocide of Black and Indigenous people and social work's complicity through child removal
• Organizing an international tribunal to formally charge the U.S. with genocide

Email jalil.muntaqim@gmail.com
www.spiritofmandela.org
www.thejerichomovement.com
www.citizenactionny.org

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"District Four" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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