Virginia Prisoners are Setting Themselves on Fire to Escape ‘Unbearable Conditions’

Poet, organizer, and host of the Black Myths Podcast, Too Black, joins the show to discuss the string of self-immolations at Virginia’s Red Onion State Prison, where prisoners have set themselves on fire to protest systemic abuse and inhumane conditions. He dives into the brutality of mass incarceration and explores themes from his book, Laundering Black Rage: The Washing of Black Death, People, Property, and Profits, which examines how Black rage is subjugated and co-opted under capitalism.

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