We have lived and seen the passing of a century. The life of Frantz Fanon, also known as Omar in his Algerian life. This remarkable intellectual, this truly world-changing figure, this man of many personalities and transformations, is still with us because he’s still in our mind. He still informs our thinking, and when we read him, we meet him at the deepest levels of thought and resistance to colonialism, to imperialism, to oppression, and for freedom.
His voice was a voice not just for Algeria, and certainly not just for Martinique. His voice was for the world: and his messages about resistance to colonialism, decolonization, and revolution against the forces of global oppression still ring like bells in the night. His words are memorable. His message will last as long as men and women fight for freedom on this earth.
His words have been translated into over a dozen languages, and they’re still traveling in the minds and on the lips of millions. Frantz Fanon, 100 years. See you in another century. With love not fear, this is Mumia Abu-Jamal.
These commentaries are recorded by Prison Radio.
