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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

What can journalism learn from livestreaming—and what political possibilities do these platforms open up? Join me and Hasan Piker at NYU Journalism on Oct. 9 for “Journalism, Platforms, and Political Possibility,” a live taping of Unruly Subjects! www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-the...

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Demetrius Noble and I watched the A Different World reboot and If I Go Will They Miss Me, then got together to process our first reactions. This freshman curfew scene gave us plenty to talk about. Subscribe and watch the full conversation: www.patreon.com/UnrulySubjects

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

@hammerandhope.bsky.social More 🔥🔥🔥in the brand new issue of Hammer and Hope hammerandhope.org/forums/mamda...

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

NEW EP OF UNRULY SUBJECTS! How can we defeat authoritarianism? This week we talk to someone did it I spoke w/ Mikyung Ryu of the KCTU about South Korea’s 2024 martial law crisis, the union-led response, the general strike, & what folks in the U.S. might learn 👇🏿 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

What an honor to do this deep dive interview with @mollycrabapple.bsky.social about her powerful urgent and essential new book for Hammer and Hope! “A new history of the Jewish Bund explores the beauty and fragility of solidarity across difference.” hammerandhope.org/article/moll...

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

We need to talk about Steph Curry Y’all. New Unruly Subjects! Steph Curry, Israeli tech, & the politics of sports-washing. Chenjerai talks w/ Dave Zirin & Demetrius Noble about how star power gets used to normalize war, occupation, & profit. Wherever you get podcasts. pod.link/1849696769/e...

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Hot of the Unruly Press!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 pod.link/aHR0cHM6Ly9m...

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Lots of Unruly Subjects walking the line at NYU contract faculty united local 7902 strike! nyucontractfacultyunion.org/2026/03/23/e...

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

New Unruly Subjects! April Lee on family policing, survival, parenting, and what real community care requires — plus a stop at Black Dragon in West Philly, and a call with Professor D Noble on Jack Harlow’s “getting Blacker” comments. Listen wherever you get podcasts. pod.link/1849696769/e...

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Join us Wednesday! Heather Ann Thompson joins Chenjerai Kumanyika to discuss Fear and Fury, her new book on Bernie Goetz, white rage, vigilantism, and the politics of public safety in New York and beyond. A sharp look at how that 1984 shooting still echoes today. www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/cbh...

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Unrulies!! New episode is out! Subjects: Ronald Young Jr. on platform, power, and how to argue in public without losing your soul. + Ms. Rachel/Rahaf from Gaza + NYU contract faculty strike update. Listen: pod.link/1849696769/e...

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

New Unruly Subjects! Ronald Young Jr. on platform, power, and how to argue in public without losing your soul. + Ms. Rachel/Rahaf from Gaza + NYU contract faculty strike update. Listen here! pod.link/1849696769/e...

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Obvious to everyone here but If you really want to understand what's happening and how to fight it, you need to look at U.S. History and American policing.

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Unruly Time! Trump’s attack on federal workers—and how workers are fighting back. Interview w/ Federal Unionist Network organizers Paul Osadebe + Chris Dols plus an excerpt from my live convo w/ Rep. Summer Lee on why history matters. Listen anywhere + support on Patreon.

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

THANK YOU to all of our Patreon supporters and here’s why joining our Patreon ( as a paid supporter or free!) will help us cover even more serious & unserious news, politics and culture.Lets build and make Unruly into the community YOU want it to be. Join the Unruly Mob at unrulysubjectspodcast.com

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

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...

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

‼️ 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! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

‼️ 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...

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

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

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

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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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

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.

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

In this Ep (4) Daryl Li discusses a new report on the Weaponization of Civil Rights Law to Repress Campus Speech on Palestine by the AAUP & Middle East Studies Association. We discuss the history of Title VI, academic freedom, and the roles Democrats and Republicans played in how we got here.

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Update: After last weeks talk w/ Hands Off NYC, Chenjerai and his wife Saadiqa attend an action in NYC. Our main interview is w/Darry Li on Discriminating Against Dissent: the Weaponization of Civil Rights Law to Repress Campus Speech on Palestine”, by @AAUP & MESA podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

This week - on the heels of Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory in NYC’s mayoral election -I’m talking to Maya Meredith, a Brooklyn-based leader in the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America’s Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

George “Conscious” Lee a special appearance on the most recent episode of Unruly Subject (ep2)We’ll be dropping the full conversation in a future episode but check Ep 2 to hear his insight on news and our full interview with the brilliant Lovia Gyarke! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

George “Conscious Lee” made a special appearance on the most recent episode of Unruly Subject (ep2) to break down how he approaches the news. We’ll be dropping the full conversation in a future episode but check Ep 2 to hear his insight on news and our full interview with the brilliant Lovia Gyarke!

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Three progressive organizations have launched the “Spotify Unwrapped” campaign in response to the music streamer running ICE recruitment adson its platform, its alleged promotion of AI generated music, and CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in an AI military defense company.

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

How do you balance your love life with the struggle? Call 215 436 9212 and leave a short message on our Unruly subjects hotline. Let us know how you balance love work, dating protest, writing, etc. not trying to keep that spark in your life @rowhomeproductions.bsky.social

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

EVENT ALERT! For the last year we've been cooking up a critical conversation between myself and orator, educator, and influential content creator Conscious Lee. We’ll discuss how he determines what's true, communicates complex stories, and promotes compelling, accessible public political education

Flyer featuring pictures of George conscious Lee and Chenjerai and QR code. And text describing event

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

BIG NEWS: Here’s the trailer for my new, fully independent weekly podcast. UNRULY SUBJECTS, produced in partnership with @rowhomeproductions.bsky.social I made this show so we can hang out more often and make sense of the world. Check out the trailer now —and subscribe to the show! surl.li/mhavhk

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

So many powerful comrades, organizers and scholars working in the Black radical traditions were in the building at socialism 2025 . Become a Hammer and Hope member today and support our work!

Jesse Hagopian with hammer and hope shirt

Mariah parker with hammer and hope shirt

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

A review by THE CITY of thousands of pages of court documents …. paints a striking picture of how intensely his Cuomo’s legal defense has come after any woman he sees as part of his downfall. And taxpayers have footed the bill, to the tune of $19 million

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

1) I’m thrilled to accept the Webby Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in podcasting. Our podcast is just one example showing that the authoritarian crackdown on DEI is an attempt to replace real history, real research and the real work of democracy w/ some fascist bs we aint trying to hear

Winner Empire City podcast for Webby Awards DEI category

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Join author @equalityalec to celebrate the release of Copaganda, a provocative exposé on how police propaganda distorts our views on safety, crime, and justice. Hosted by Chenjerai Kumanyika of the acclaimed podcast Empire City.

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

I’m thrilled and grateful to share that Empire City is nominated for the Ambie awards for: Best history podcast, Best Reporting, and Podcast of the year! My incredible team worked to bring us the history we need to create the future we absolutely must fight for. Energy up for more good news.

Ambies nomination for podcast of the year

Ambies nomination for Best History Podcast

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I just wanted y’all to see who NYU President Linda Mills responds directly to and is willing to associate with. According to the Intercept, Elizabeth Rand has a direct line to NYU President Linda Mills. theintercept.com/2025/01/31/n... Rand has been explicit about her desire to deport NYU students

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Also Chuck Schumer 🤡👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿

This is a screenshot of senator Chuck Shumers social media decrying Trumps shutting down all federal grants. Schumer the post says “if this continues then American people will pay an awful price”

This is an screenshot of a YouTube clip in which Chuck Schumer celebrates the peaceful transfer of power during his speech at Trumps inauguration.

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Martians listening to inauguration speech:

Illustration of a green alien with a black beret and black jacket and laser gun looking surprised and scared

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Chenjerai Kumanyika @chenjerai.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

I feel like folks are out here sleeping on the fact that Sean Fury dropped not one, not two, but FIVE albums in 2009 😂. Y’all are so focused on Biracial girl that we seemed to have missed the larger bounty that he blessed us with.

This is a screenshot of a Spotify list of the albums that Sean Fury released in 2009

The albums titles are:

1. Sean Fury’s Diversity
2. And then there was Sean Fury “Rex imperius
3. The Legend of Sean Fury so let it be written
4. Ladies of color
5. Jesus Made it me do it

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