The Liberator Magazine is a publication/production company started by Brian Kasoro, Gayle Smaller, Tazz Hunter, Kenya McKnight, Marcus Harcus and Mike Clark in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The company's first release was published July 21, 2002. Originally known as The Minneapolis Liberator, the company's name was later changed to The Liberator Magazine when it was incorporated and expanded onto the internet.
Featured interviews
Al Franken, Askia Toure, Brent "Siddiq" Sayers (founder of Rhymesayers Entertainment), Brian Jackson, Brother Ali, Cee Lo, Chuck D, Cody Chesnutt, David Banner, Don Samuels, Game Rebellion, Grandmaster Flash, George Clinton, I-Self Devine, James Spooner, Jeff Chang (journalist), J Davey, Kara Walker, Kevin Willmott, K'naan, K-os, M-1 (rapper) (of Dead Prez), Malidoma Patrice Somé, Method Man, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Nathalie Johnson-Lee, Nikki Giovanni, Rahki, Runoko Rashidi, Saul Williams, Stic.man (of Dead Prez), Talib Kweli, The Slack Republic, Whodini
Events
Twin Cities Community Forum (August 19, 2006), Live From Planet Earth (periodically)
Notable contributors
Stephanie Joy Tisdale
Kamille Whittaker
Nikki Pressley - Darrow School
Dr. Greg Kimathi Carr - Howard University
Dr. Melvin Barrolle - Morgan State University
Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ (son of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o) - Cornell University
Michael J. Wilson - New York City College of Technology
Tanya Morgan
Keith Knight (cartoonist) Dr. Josh Myers - Howard University Dr. Anyabwile Aaron Love - Pennsylvania State University Dr. Abdul M. Omari - University of Minnesota Dr. Melisa Riviere - University of Minnesota Jon Jon Scott Charlotte Hill O'Neal (wife of Pete O'Neal) - United African Alliance Community Center Anthony Bottom aka Jalil Abdul Muntaqim Peter S. Scholtes - City Pages Joseph Lamour - BuzzFeed Danielle Scruggs - LivingSocial Jamilah Lemieux - Ebony (magazine)