This slide show features some of Zapiro’s editorial cartoons. A staunch defender of freedom of expression, Jonathan Shapiro takes on the government, political parties, and big business.
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In this conversation with Khet Mar, rapper Zayar Thaw talks about the advantages and challenges of including political content in his songs, his feelings on the non-violence movement in Burma, and his involvement with Generation Wave.
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This slide show features some of Tony Namate’s editorial cartoons. Namate recently published a book of his cartoons, The Emperor’s New Clods: Political Cartoons from Zimbabwe.
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In this video, Amiri Baraka reads his poem “Something in the way of things (In Town)” at a reading hosted by Cave Canem and City of Asylum Pittsburgh. The poem manifests Baraka’s quest for social justice.
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Dissident Chinese writer Guo Feixiong was released from prison after serving a five-year-sentence. Guo Feixiong is a novelist and essayist, independent publisher, and rural civil rights advisor and activist.
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In September of 2001, with the global media’s eye fixed on 9/11, independent newspapers were closed and ten journalists imprisoned. This slide show features the six journalists still in prison and the four who died in jail.
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Sala Udin sits down with poet and activist Amiri Baraka to discuss politics, the future of black art, and the consequences of making political art in America. Their lively conversation is sprinkled with personal memories, sharp political commentary and humor.
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