The Liberator's MISSION is to help preserve humanity by creating and supporting excellent spaces of dialogue that provide fresh and forceful analysis and critique of art, culture, education, and politics. 

And we have a VISION for how to do it. Effortlessly transcending boundaries, The Liberator exists because serious discussion is the precursor to serious action. It has featured articles on: classical and prodigal musicians such as Chuck Dee, Whodini, Grandmaster Flash, Saul Williams, Dead Prez, K'Naan, Talib Kweli, Brother Ali, J*Davey, K-OS, Cee-Lo, I-Self Devine, Method Man and Cody Chesnutt; upcoming and legendary writers such as Nikki Giovanni, Jeff Chang, Malidoma Patrice Some and Askia Toure; groundbreaking visual artists such as Kara Walker; visionary filmmakers such as James Spooner (Afro Punk); economic, social and political change agents such as Mumia Abu-Jamal, Brent "Siddiq" Sayers, Runoko Rashidi and Al Franken; and issues ranging from war, immigration and development around the world to homelessness and crack cocaine at home. Emerging from the urban enclaves of America, it is a publication conscious of its own potential to contribute to and help maintain life. Yet, it has become a global phenomenon, embraced worldwide: from Minneapolis, Washington D.C., New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and Philly; to London, Nairobi, Kampala, Dakar, and Johannesburg.  

The Liberator will: provide an inlet to underexposed culture and political movements around the world, while providing creative and functional analysis of mainstream culture and politics in order to help build and maintain strong, culturally rich communities. It will: lend a voice to the voiceless, providing cultural and political analysis rooted in the same urban enclaves from which it has come. Its content will: help free minds from negativity, stress, and uncertainty. It will: assist those engaged in artistic, cultural, educational, and political struggles for humanity. It is a community of human beings -- street observers, historians, journalists, poets, scientists, comedians, writers, philosophers, soapboxers, artists and griots. It will: ensure that the artistic, cultural and political stories of individuals and communities around the world are told and heard, analyzed and respected. (for more information, view our mediakit)