Irik Robinson - Red Voice

Violence or Values? The Essence of Revolution

As the oppressed, we will always be condemned by our oppressors for our acts of resistance. Capitalists are not opposed to using violence. They just want to be the only ones legitimized for using it. They wouldn’t have capitalism or America without violence.

News

"I am Maroon!" The Historical and Political Importance of Freeing Russell "Maroon" Shoatz

"Maroon is in need of proper medical treatment. We can only ensure this with his immediate release... particularly with the steady surge of COVID-19 in the prisons and jails across this country. It is impossible to social distance in prison. He is our elder. Our hero."

Prison

The Law, Prisons, and Revolutionaries

"I remember the first time someone told me they were a Revolutionary. It was my man Khalil. At the time, I was a Christian. He was a Muslim. And we were both in prison."

African Liberation

Gimmie The Loot, Gimmie the Loot!: How the looting of the Congo is far more serious and deadly than the "looting" of a few American stores

"Kwame Nkrumah referred to the Congo as the heart of Africa. Mao Tse-Tung is quoted as saying that "whoever controls the Congo, controls the world." Thus, when the Congo becomes the free, the world becomes free. Africa becomes free. The resources of the planet become free. Humanity becomes free!"

History

Black Resistance, Black Organization, The Politics of Black Liberation: The African Blood Brotherhood for African Liberation and Redemption 1919-1924

"Therefore, to view Black African resistance as mere anomalies within the context of history is to make a considerable mistake. In fact, Black resistance is the very touchstone of Black African history, of Black political movement."

Education

Book Review: "Defying the Tomb: Selected Prison Writings and Art of Kevin “Rashid” Johnson Featuring Exchanges With an Outlaw"

"Defying the Tomb is a very easy and exciting read. However, it is also the very cornerstone of the kind of political education that the masses of our people need. I will even go as far as to say that this book is this generation's Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson."

History

The Black Revolutionary Organization That You Probably Never Heard Of: The Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM) 1962-1969

"In these times of increasing militancy and spontaneity, the masses cannot be left to grope in a political darkness of struggle. There are plenty of positive examples of historical and political struggles that we can glean from."

History

On The MOVE: When The City of Philadelphia Waged War on a Black Community

"...the controlling, maiming, denying, poisoning, and outright killing of Black life through the mechanisms of the State was as American as apple pie. In fact, the destruction of all life forms is the core identity, fabric, and true functionality of American society."