Chenjerai Kumanyika
@chenjerai.bsky.social
Study & teach critical media studies of empire Creator and host of Empire City @nyu_journalism Stories/ Political ed @crookedmedia @sceneonradio @uncivilshow @mothstories @streetpoetsinc
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New Ep of Unruly Subjects!
Bill Fletcher Jr. on what “general strike” really means—how strike power differs from protest power, & what it takes to win.
Plus: Minneapolis workers Dr. Robert Mills III & Nakia Dunbar on working under ICE escalation!
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I’ve admired @chenjerai.bsky.social’s work for many years. Grateful he had me on his podcast, and that we had such an in-depth conversation about ICE flights, humanity, and real actions we can take to help our immigrant neighbors.
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Shackled at 30,000 Feet: What You Don’t Know About ICE Flights—and Who’s Paying for Them | Unruly Subjects
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February 12, 2026 at 12:28 PM
I’ve admired @chenjerai.bsky.social’s work for many years. Grateful he had me on his podcast, and that we had such an in-depth conversation about ICE flights, humanity, and real actions we can take to help our immigrant neighbors.
www.patreon.com/posts/shackl...
www.patreon.com/posts/shackl...
BREAKING on the Unruly Patreon, Chenjerai talks with Elisabeth Fay (NYU; CFU-UAW bargaining committee) about NYU’s stalled contract talks and CFU-UAW’s strike authorization vote this week—and why it matters to everyone. Patreon exclusive, but free to share. www.patreon.com/posts/patreo...
February 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
BREAKING on the Unruly Patreon, Chenjerai talks with Elisabeth Fay (NYU; CFU-UAW bargaining committee) about NYU’s stalled contract talks and CFU-UAW’s strike authorization vote this week—and why it matters to everyone. Patreon exclusive, but free to share. www.patreon.com/posts/patreo...
‼️ New Unruly Subjects is out now! @chenjerai talks policing in America with Mac Muir (@copcophq), co-author of Cop Cop and former Oakland CPRA / NYC CCRB investigator—inside stories + what real accountability takes.
+ a striking nurse/@unacuhcp negotiator!
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+ a striking nurse/@unacuhcp negotiator!
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February 7, 2026 at 3:22 PM
‼️ New Unruly Subjects is out now! @chenjerai talks policing in America with Mac Muir (@copcophq), co-author of Cop Cop and former Oakland CPRA / NYC CCRB investigator—inside stories + what real accountability takes.
+ a striking nurse/@unacuhcp negotiator!
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+ a striking nurse/@unacuhcp negotiator!
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‼️ New Unruly Subjects is out now! I talk policing in the US with Mac Muir), co-author of & former Oakland CPRA / NYC CCRB investigator - NYPD update and what real accountability takes.
Plus: a nurse/ negotiator on the front lines of the Kaiser strike! @unacuhcp
pod.link/1849696769/e...
Plus: a nurse/ negotiator on the front lines of the Kaiser strike! @unacuhcp
pod.link/1849696769/e...
February 6, 2026 at 12:30 AM
‼️ New Unruly Subjects is out now! I talk policing in the US with Mac Muir), co-author of & former Oakland CPRA / NYC CCRB investigator - NYPD update and what real accountability takes.
Plus: a nurse/ negotiator on the front lines of the Kaiser strike! @unacuhcp
pod.link/1849696769/e...
Plus: a nurse/ negotiator on the front lines of the Kaiser strike! @unacuhcp
pod.link/1849696769/e...
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I highly recommend listening to this episode. We see it in LA, in Portland, in Minneapolis, we are more powerful when work together against the powers that be
FREE PATREON EXCLUSIVE!
Chenjerai interviews nurse and union negotiator Kim Mullen of @unacuhcp about the Kaiser Permanente strike that’s ongoing in multiple states. Over 31K health care professionals are in one of the largest strikes of this kind in US history.
tinyurl.com/yznuefda
Chenjerai interviews nurse and union negotiator Kim Mullen of @unacuhcp about the Kaiser Permanente strike that’s ongoing in multiple states. Over 31K health care professionals are in one of the largest strikes of this kind in US history.
tinyurl.com/yznuefda
February 4, 2026 at 11:47 PM
I highly recommend listening to this episode. We see it in LA, in Portland, in Minneapolis, we are more powerful when work together against the powers that be
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This is one of the most important cases that galvanized Black people in the late 40s through the 1950s. Almost every major Black leader had a comment about it. It is also one of the most successful defense committees that was organized in the 20th century. Almost no one knows about it today.
On this day in 1948, an all-white jury sentenced a Black woman and two of her teenage sons to death for killing an armed white man in self-defense.
Feb. 3, 1948 | Black Woman and Her Children Sentenced to Die for Defending Themselves
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM
This is one of the most important cases that galvanized Black people in the late 40s through the 1950s. Almost every major Black leader had a comment about it. It is also one of the most successful defense committees that was organized in the 20th century. Almost no one knows about it today.
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Great @chenjerai.bsky.social interview with nurse & union negotiator re: the massive health care worker's strike that's happening right now.
They discuss a report that details Kaiser's unsafe staffing, "moral injury" & how they're fighting for a better deal.
Listen: www.patreon.com/posts/patreo...
They discuss a report that details Kaiser's unsafe staffing, "moral injury" & how they're fighting for a better deal.
Listen: www.patreon.com/posts/patreo...
February 4, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Great @chenjerai.bsky.social interview with nurse & union negotiator re: the massive health care worker's strike that's happening right now.
They discuss a report that details Kaiser's unsafe staffing, "moral injury" & how they're fighting for a better deal.
Listen: www.patreon.com/posts/patreo...
They discuss a report that details Kaiser's unsafe staffing, "moral injury" & how they're fighting for a better deal.
Listen: www.patreon.com/posts/patreo...
FREE PATREON EXCLUSIVE!
Chenjerai interviews nurse and union negotiator Kim Mullen of @unacuhcp about the Kaiser Permanente strike that’s ongoing in multiple states. Over 31K health care professionals are in one of the largest strikes of this kind in US history.
tinyurl.com/yznuefda
Chenjerai interviews nurse and union negotiator Kim Mullen of @unacuhcp about the Kaiser Permanente strike that’s ongoing in multiple states. Over 31K health care professionals are in one of the largest strikes of this kind in US history.
tinyurl.com/yznuefda
February 4, 2026 at 10:32 PM
FREE PATREON EXCLUSIVE!
Chenjerai interviews nurse and union negotiator Kim Mullen of @unacuhcp about the Kaiser Permanente strike that’s ongoing in multiple states. Over 31K health care professionals are in one of the largest strikes of this kind in US history.
tinyurl.com/yznuefda
Chenjerai interviews nurse and union negotiator Kim Mullen of @unacuhcp about the Kaiser Permanente strike that’s ongoing in multiple states. Over 31K health care professionals are in one of the largest strikes of this kind in US history.
tinyurl.com/yznuefda
New Ep of Unruly Subjects!
Bill Fletcher Jr. on what “general strike” really means—how strike power differs from protest power, & what it takes to win.
Plus: Minneapolis workers Dr. Robert Mills III & Nakia Dunbar on working under ICE escalation!
February 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
New Ep of Unruly Subjects!
Bill Fletcher Jr. on what “general strike” really means—how strike power differs from protest power, & what it takes to win.
Plus: Minneapolis workers Dr. Robert Mills III & Nakia Dunbar on working under ICE escalation!
Unruly people! I’m so ashamed (proud) of you being unruly (resisting bs) and uncivil.
One great thing about joining our unruly Patreon is you get to hear me rant about news then we can all argue about it in the chat. Like a family 😂
Here’s this week’s newsfiend!
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One great thing about joining our unruly Patreon is you get to hear me rant about news then we can all argue about it in the chat. Like a family 😂
Here’s this week’s newsfiend!
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News Fiend #5 (Jan 26 - Feb 2, 2026) | Unruly Subjects
Get more from Unruly Subjects on Patreon
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February 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Unruly people! I’m so ashamed (proud) of you being unruly (resisting bs) and uncivil.
One great thing about joining our unruly Patreon is you get to hear me rant about news then we can all argue about it in the chat. Like a family 😂
Here’s this week’s newsfiend!
www.patreon.com/posts/news-f...
One great thing about joining our unruly Patreon is you get to hear me rant about news then we can all argue about it in the chat. Like a family 😂
Here’s this week’s newsfiend!
www.patreon.com/posts/news-f...
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In honor of February, I'm going to recommend this podcast by @sceneonradio.bsky.social for making me aware of just of how whiteness has driven the Black and Indigenous experience in America.
It is what allowed me to understand Baldwin, Lourde, hooks, Crenshaw...
sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/
It is what allowed me to understand Baldwin, Lourde, hooks, Crenshaw...
sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/
Seeing White
Just what is going on with white people? Police shootings of unarmed African Americans. Acts of domestic terrorism by white supremacists. The renewed embrace of raw, undisguised white-identity pol
sceneonradio.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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The latest episode of Unruly Subjects with @chenjerai.bsky.social was very timely, especially in light of last Friday's call for a national strike.
Chenjerai interview veteran labor organizer and strategist Bill Fletcher Jr. all about general strikes.
Listen here: pod.link/1849696769/e...
Chenjerai interview veteran labor organizer and strategist Bill Fletcher Jr. all about general strikes.
Listen here: pod.link/1849696769/e...
February 2, 2026 at 8:44 PM
The latest episode of Unruly Subjects with @chenjerai.bsky.social was very timely, especially in light of last Friday's call for a national strike.
Chenjerai interview veteran labor organizer and strategist Bill Fletcher Jr. all about general strikes.
Listen here: pod.link/1849696769/e...
Chenjerai interview veteran labor organizer and strategist Bill Fletcher Jr. all about general strikes.
Listen here: pod.link/1849696769/e...
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On the latest episode of Unruly Subjects, @chenjerai.bsky.social previewed a longer interview with veteran labor organizer and strategist Bill Fletcher Jr. about the purpose and power of general strikes.
Very useful information for these times.
Listen here: pod.link/1849696769/e...
Very useful information for these times.
Listen here: pod.link/1849696769/e...
January 27, 2026 at 6:31 PM
On the latest episode of Unruly Subjects, @chenjerai.bsky.social previewed a longer interview with veteran labor organizer and strategist Bill Fletcher Jr. about the purpose and power of general strikes.
Very useful information for these times.
Listen here: pod.link/1849696769/e...
Very useful information for these times.
Listen here: pod.link/1849696769/e...
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Today seems like an excellent day to learn, or relearn, about Ona Judge.
Highly recommend this episode, hosted by the inimitable @chenjerai.bsky.social and featuring historian Erica Dunbar.
open.spotify.com/episode/0tUn...
Highly recommend this episode, hosted by the inimitable @chenjerai.bsky.social and featuring historian Erica Dunbar.
open.spotify.com/episode/0tUn...
January 23, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Today seems like an excellent day to learn, or relearn, about Ona Judge.
Highly recommend this episode, hosted by the inimitable @chenjerai.bsky.social and featuring historian Erica Dunbar.
open.spotify.com/episode/0tUn...
Highly recommend this episode, hosted by the inimitable @chenjerai.bsky.social and featuring historian Erica Dunbar.
open.spotify.com/episode/0tUn...
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New episode of Unruly Subjects with @chenjerai.bsky.social!
This week, an interview with reporter @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social. We discuss her @motherjones.com article, co-written w @ariberman.bsky.social, "Your Private Data Is Building Trump’s Voter Purge Machine".
Listen: pod.link/1849696769/e...
This week, an interview with reporter @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social. We discuss her @motherjones.com article, co-written w @ariberman.bsky.social, "Your Private Data Is Building Trump’s Voter Purge Machine".
Listen: pod.link/1849696769/e...
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
New episode of Unruly Subjects with @chenjerai.bsky.social!
This week, an interview with reporter @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social. We discuss her @motherjones.com article, co-written w @ariberman.bsky.social, "Your Private Data Is Building Trump’s Voter Purge Machine".
Listen: pod.link/1849696769/e...
This week, an interview with reporter @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social. We discuss her @motherjones.com article, co-written w @ariberman.bsky.social, "Your Private Data Is Building Trump’s Voter Purge Machine".
Listen: pod.link/1849696769/e...
@elkue.bsky.social yo trying to reach you.
January 21, 2026 at 5:18 AM
@elkue.bsky.social yo trying to reach you.
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this is such a great conversation. made my morning today.
New UNRULY SUBJECTS episode is out now 🎙️ Interview with @theconsciouslee.
George “Conscious” Lee Jr. (orator/educator) breaks down why power analysis sits at the center of his work, what debate taught him (lessons journalists + organizers need
Listen wherever you get podcasts.
George “Conscious” Lee Jr. (orator/educator) breaks down why power analysis sits at the center of his work, what debate taught him (lessons journalists + organizers need
Listen wherever you get podcasts.
January 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
this is such a great conversation. made my morning today.
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New UNRULY SUBJECTS episode is out now 🎙️ Interview with @theconsciouslee.
George “Conscious” Lee Jr. (orator/educator) breaks down why power analysis sits at the center of his work, what debate taught him (lessons journalists + organizers need
Listen wherever you get podcasts.
George “Conscious” Lee Jr. (orator/educator) breaks down why power analysis sits at the center of his work, what debate taught him (lessons journalists + organizers need
Listen wherever you get podcasts.
January 15, 2026 at 10:56 PM
New UNRULY SUBJECTS episode is out now 🎙️ Interview with @theconsciouslee.
George “Conscious” Lee Jr. (orator/educator) breaks down why power analysis sits at the center of his work, what debate taught him (lessons journalists + organizers need
Listen wherever you get podcasts.
George “Conscious” Lee Jr. (orator/educator) breaks down why power analysis sits at the center of his work, what debate taught him (lessons journalists + organizers need
Listen wherever you get podcasts.
New UNRULY SUBJECTS episode is out now 🎙️ Interview with @theconsciouslee.
George “Conscious” Lee Jr. (orator/educator) breaks down why power analysis sits at the center of his work, what debate taught him (lessons journalists + organizers need
Listen wherever you get podcasts.
George “Conscious” Lee Jr. (orator/educator) breaks down why power analysis sits at the center of his work, what debate taught him (lessons journalists + organizers need
Listen wherever you get podcasts.
January 15, 2026 at 10:56 PM
New UNRULY SUBJECTS episode is out now 🎙️ Interview with @theconsciouslee.
George “Conscious” Lee Jr. (orator/educator) breaks down why power analysis sits at the center of his work, what debate taught him (lessons journalists + organizers need
Listen wherever you get podcasts.
George “Conscious” Lee Jr. (orator/educator) breaks down why power analysis sits at the center of his work, what debate taught him (lessons journalists + organizers need
Listen wherever you get podcasts.
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It’s time to impeach. I have voted TWICE this year to advance Articles of Impeachment for Donald Trump. After a year of threats on our own soil and our allies—Republicans are finally talking about impeachment. It’s about damn time.
Mr. President, you have been duly warned—now by the GOP.
Mr. President, you have been duly warned—now by the GOP.
January 15, 2026 at 10:26 PM
It’s time to impeach. I have voted TWICE this year to advance Articles of Impeachment for Donald Trump. After a year of threats on our own soil and our allies—Republicans are finally talking about impeachment. It’s about damn time.
Mr. President, you have been duly warned—now by the GOP.
Mr. President, you have been duly warned—now by the GOP.
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One of my favorite things to do when I force people to watch foreign movies and old movies is exclaim, “See, you didn’t think there would be any Black people,” and I get to do it all the time because we were and are everywhere.
More than half of Venezuelans identify as having African ancestry, the highest rate of the world’s Spanish-speaking nations.
https://capitalbnews.org/us-attack-venezuela-afro-venezuelans/
https://capitalbnews.org/us-attack-venezuela-afro-venezuelans/
Why Afro-Venezuelans Oppose U.S. Intervention in Venezuela
More than half of Venezuelans identify as having African ancestry, the highest rate of the world’s Spanish-speaking nations.
capitalbnews.org
January 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
One of my favorite things to do when I force people to watch foreign movies and old movies is exclaim, “See, you didn’t think there would be any Black people,” and I get to do it all the time because we were and are everywhere.
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You can’t reform this.
Two Portland Police officers are facing scrutiny after one was caught on camera repeatedly punching a protester while another was reassigned after he was filmed defending the deadly shooting of Renee Good by ICE agents in Minnesota.
"Sometimes Criminals Get Shot": Portland Police Officer Defends Minnesota Shooting of Renee Good
While Portland’s police chief has encouraged residents to exercise their First Amendment rights in response to recent shootings by federal agents, videos show his own officers exhibiting violence agai...
www.portlandmercury.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:12 PM
You can’t reform this.
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This podcast is like if “worse than you thought” and “you can’t write this shit” had a baby
@cerisecastle.bsky.social
@cerisecastle.bsky.social
You know I’ve gotta drop the link to some of the best reporting I’ve ever fucking read ESPECIALLY about goddamn cops :) Cerise Castle is a personal hero of mine knock-la.com/tradition-of...
A Tradition of Violence: The History of Deputy Gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Departmen...
Independent journalists telling the real story of LA
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November 16, 2024 at 3:34 PM
This podcast is like if “worse than you thought” and “you can’t write this shit” had a baby
@cerisecastle.bsky.social
@cerisecastle.bsky.social
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☎️ We're re-sharing our first UNRULY HOTLINE segment that originally aired in Ep 2.
In this edition, @chenjerai.bsky.social listens and reacts to callers that responded to the question: “How do you balance your love life with the struggle?”
Listen here: pod.link/1849696769/e...
In this edition, @chenjerai.bsky.social listens and reacts to callers that responded to the question: “How do you balance your love life with the struggle?”
Listen here: pod.link/1849696769/e...
January 8, 2026 at 1:58 PM
☎️ We're re-sharing our first UNRULY HOTLINE segment that originally aired in Ep 2.
In this edition, @chenjerai.bsky.social listens and reacts to callers that responded to the question: “How do you balance your love life with the struggle?”
Listen here: pod.link/1849696769/e...
In this edition, @chenjerai.bsky.social listens and reacts to callers that responded to the question: “How do you balance your love life with the struggle?”
Listen here: pod.link/1849696769/e...
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Rapid Response Call: ICE Killing and Lawlessness in Minneapolis” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Rapid Response Call: ICE Killing and Lawlessness in Minneapolis · Indivisible
Join us Thursday, January 8th, at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT to discuss the killing by ICE in Minneapolis and their lawlessness and harm in communities across the country.
We will talk with local and n...
www.mobilize.us
January 8, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Rapid Response Call: ICE Killing and Lawlessness in Minneapolis” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...