At the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic, Visionary Organizing Lab set out on a mission to host virtual conversations related to crisis, hope, and the future. In this interview, Amaka Okechukwu and Matt Birkhold discuss social movements, the need to transform ourselves, and the interrelated nature of public health, economic, and cultural crises.
Amaka Okechukwu is an interdisciplinary scholar engaged in research on social movements, race, urban studies, and Black archives.