Education

“No investigation, no right to speak.” ― Mao Zedong

“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” ― Malcolm X

“Without revolutionary theory, there can be no revolutionary movement.” ― Vladimir Lenin

“No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them. Nobody is going to teach you your true history, teach you your true heroes, if they know that that knowledge will help set you free.” ― Assata Shakur

“There should be a class on drugs. There should be a class on sex education. No, REAL sex education, not just pictures and illogical terms… There should be a class on scams, there should be a class on religious cults, there should be a class on police brutality, there should be a class on apartheid, there should be a class on racism in America, there should be a class on why people are hungry, but there’s not…” - Tupac Shakur

Education is required to get Indigenous lands back into Indigenous hands and to build socialism in the so-called Rio Grande Valley. Here is a list of key works to read. I found PDFs and other formats ready to be downloaded or can be read online or converted.

Please let us know if any links are broken or if you’d like to make any suggestions: thecheerspodcastrgv@gmail.com

We will be expanding this list over time, adding audio books and films if available, so keep an eye out for new additions.