Behind the Walls Talk

All praises and salutes to Angela Davis, a revolutionary Queen. I came to admire Angela through George Jackson a man whom I also admire and idolize. George was in love with Angela and felt as if they were soulmates. They came together when both were facing life-changing struggles. George was facing a penalty for the passing of a correctional officer and Angela was being terminated as a professor at UCLA. Because of not following the criteria and instructing her students about Frederick Douglas. When she found out about George, she joined his self-defense team, which was made up of the Black Panthers. George made sure she was protected, so he had his brother Jonathan Jackson to be her bodyguard and so she had guns registered in her name for the ones protecting her. Jonathan Jackson took those guns (unknowingly to Angela) and attempted to rescue his brother on August 7^th, 1970, when George was to appear in court. The prison did not take him to court but instead they took three other Guerrillas who Jonathan gave the guns to after stepping into the courtroom. He announced himself as a revolutionary and took the judge, district attorney, and three jurors hostage and lead them to a van. As the van was pulling off with all the occupants inside the police unloaded a hail of bullets into the van killing everyone except Ruchell McGee. Angela went on the run because she knew that they were going to try to railroad her on the charges. She was once the most wanted person in America. They eventually caught up with her in New York and was extradited back to California to stand trial alongside Ruchell McGee. She was acquitted of all charges, and she still led the fight to free the Soledad Brothers. Since the death of George Jackson, she became an activist for prisoner’s rights and even wrote a book “Are Prisons Obsolete”. She advocates for political prisoners all over America, especially the ones she came up through the trenches with. Til this day she still advocates and teaches the youth about the struggles young Black males and females face in America. Angela goes from school to school giving speeches to the youth and inspiring them to know that their reality now is not their future. She is a warrior and I want to take this opportunity to give her the credit she deserves. Angela Davis still raises her fist in the name of Black Power, and I salute her. Happy Birthday Queen! Some of her books and interviews are down below. Hope you enjoy.