Voter’s Guide Workshop – Understanding the Candidates
As we approach another critical election, it’s time to break down the presidential candidates. From major party contenders like Kamala Harris (Democratic Party) and Donald… Read More
Theory Thursday: Are Athletes Workers?
While professional athletes may earn significantly more than the average person, they still receive only a fraction of what team owners make. Meanwhile, college athletes… Read More
Theory Thursday: Million Dollar Slaves?
With Kendrick Lamar’s recent Super Bowl performance announcement and Tyreek Hill’s brutal arrest captured on camera, the start of the NFL season has us grappling… Read More
Black August Events Calendar
Since 1979, Black August has been invoked as a time of memorial and resistance. Black August is a month-long commitment to a core set of tenets that honor the revolutionary spirit of our freedom fighters—political prisoners, prisoners of war, and exiles—who have given the ultimate sacrifice. Read More
Theory Thursday: Black Independent Political Power
Black Men Build believes that building and attaining power is the only way that Black people will shape our collective destiny. However, when we say… Read More
Theory Thursday: Healing During WARTIME
One of our themes this year at Black Men Build is “Healing During WARTIME.” But what does that mean?… Read More
Claudia De la Cruz x WARTIME Interview
In April of 2024, Ekundayo, Black Men Build’s Director of Political Education & Culture, interviewed Claudia de la Cruz with the Party of Socialism and Liberation, and of The People’s Forum. They touched on personal interests including reading materials by revolutionaries and artists like Diego Rivera and Elizabeth Catlett, as well as a mutual appreciation for nineties hip-hop and contemporary artists such as Megan Thee Stallion. Read More
Cornel West x WARTIME Interview
In April of 2024, Ekundayo, Black Men Build’s Director of Political Education & Culture, interviewed Dr. Cornel West during which they touched on various topics, from personal milestones to social causes. Cornel shared insights from his upcoming lectures on philosophy and jazz music, emphasizing love, community connection, vulnerability, intimacy, and wounded healing. He and Ekundayo delved into the interplay between Black culture and white supremacy, advocating for freedom and the end of wars. Cornel emphasized the need for abolition in various forms to challenge militarized mentalities. Read More
Theory Thursday: The History of Black Worker Power
Session One: Thursday, May 16 at 7PM ET {RSVP} Join us for this month’s Theory Thursday series on the history of Black Worker Power. Read More
Heart of the Struggle: A Love Letter to All Political Prisoners
George Jackson, affectionately known as “The Dragon,” became a revolutionary figure while serving an indeterminate sentence for stealing $70 from a gas station in 1961. During his time behind bars, he wrote Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson and Blood in My Eye. Today Jericho remains a vibrant and strong vanguard organization that continues to work nonstop in educating the public about the reality of political prisoners and campaigning to free them. Read More
Toward the United Front | Blood in my Eye
George Jackson, affectionately known as “The Dragon,” became a revolutionary figure while serving an indeterminate sentence for stealing $70 from a gas station in 1961. During his time behind bars, he wrote Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson and Blood in My Eye. Today Jericho remains a vibrant and strong vanguard organization that continues to work nonstop in educating the public about the reality of political prisoners and campaigning to free them. Read More
What Makes a Political Prisoner
The Jericho Movement to free all political prisoners was started in 1998 by, then political prisoner, Jalil Muntaqim, the late Safiya Bukhari, and Herman Ferguson. Today Jericho remains a vibrant and strong vanguard organization that continues to work nonstop in educating the public about the reality of political prisoners and campaigning to free them. Read More
Black August: Black Liberation and its Deep Ties to the Month of August
Since 1979, Black August has been invoked as a time of memorial and resistance. Black August is a month-long commitment to a core set of tenets that honor the revolutionary spirit of our freedom fighters—political prisoners, prisoners of war, and exiles—who have given the ultimate sacrifice. Read More
Long Live Dr. Mutulu Shakur
Dr. Mutulu Shakur embodied a lifelong commitment to the struggle and Black Liberation. A veteran of the Republic of New Afrika and the Black Liberation Army, his contributions to the liberation of our people are immeasurable. Read More
Respect and Black Men
In a drinking game segment, Drink Champs host Noriega asks guests to pick one: loyalty or respect. Most of the people I’ve heard go with loyalty, explaining that someone can respect you and still do you dirty. In fact, it’s basically the only answer that makes sense, because respect has little value if the person in question feels they owe you nothing. Read More
Worth Our Weight In Guns
Our ability to carry and own firearms has been systematically suppressed since before the United States was even a country. Read More
Who Do You Love?
Our hearts are filled with toxic sludge and it overflows into every aspect of our lives. We get relationship advice from JustinLaBoy on IG and niggas that cheat on their wives while they’re preaching to not cheat on your wives. I hate it here, but sometimes I like it. Read More
Who is Afraid of Black Power
A feature from WARTIME Issue 3 released July 1, 2021. An excerpt from WARTIME Issue No. 2… Read More
“Not That bad” a conversation between brothers
An excerpt from a raw conversation between Black Men Build brothers on their relationships with Black Women and how their experiences are forcing them to grow. Read More
For the FATHERS
We gather for all of those who know the feeling of constructing the soul of a warrior. To those who have played a role in shaping our ingredients of self. We say we love you. Read More
Introducing Black Men Build
Our enemies want us dead, deadbeat, defeated, on drugs, incarcerated. Our People – our children, sisters, lil homies, OGs, future family – need us to survive. We are bringing Black men together to engage in this country as an organized force. Read More
