Inner City Left Podcast
Live from Southeast Washington, D.C., we take an in-depth look at geopolitics, media trends and more - all through a revolutionary lens. Everything from gentrification to Drake beef, Black Twitter to the military industrial complex. This podcast is all about calling a spade a spade, talking trash about the oppressor and celebrating our joy despite capitalism and escalating wars.
“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”
Behind the Scenes
Amin tMK
Amin tMK (he/him) (fka Amin Drew Law) is an Arab-American interdisciplinary performance artist, writer, and activist living in Washington, D.C. A highly decorated slam poet, Amin is a two-time D.C. Grand Slam champion, Southern Fried slam champion and four-time member of Busboys & Poets prestigious Beltway Slam team. His spoken word has appeared on TV One's Verses and Flow, Button Poetry, Slam Find and All Def Poetry. His work surrounding social justice and environmentalism has led him to speak around the world and at dozens of universities including Princeton, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, and the University of Maryland. His album Troublesome (available on all streaming platforms) has been praised for its melodic qualities, subtle lyrics and its poignant political statements. Amin also produces and co-hosts the popular EMP the Podcast with accomplished writers and activists Amoja Sumler and Kita Marshall.
Lil Tankie Dat Could
Lil Tankie Dat Could (he/him) is a nationally celebrated poet, essayist and one of the preeminent emerging voices of leftist intersectional social advocacy. From his essay’s discussing the role of law enforcement to the value of capitalism, he is best known for fusing the art of the intellectual into the familiar. Tankie has headlined poetry festivals such as the Austin International Poetry Festival, the Bridgewater International Poetry Festival, Write NOLA in New Orleans and Rock the Republic in Texas. As a resident artist of several Arts in Education rosters, he lectures at schools and literacy nonprofits, while teaching creative pedagogy and keynoting at social advocacy conferences like Long Beach Indie Film Pedagogy Conference and Furious Flower, throughout the nation.
Da Muscle
Black, Asian, queer, Jewish cryptid.