Jalil Muntaqim: Black August, Political Prisoners and the Fight Against Genocide

He spent 49 years in prison for something the state never wanted the country to fully understand. Now he's telling the whole story. Our Black August episode hit 17,000 views in 48 hours — because this history isn't just history. It's still happening. So we went back for the conversation the moment demanded: a full sit-down with Jalil Muntaqim. At 16, he joined the Black Panther Party. At 19, he was captured — one week after George Jackson was killed at San Quentin. What followed was 49 year...