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textNAACP vows to fight vote suppression by PWW (reposted)
WASHINGTON — As 3,000 NAACP convention-goers applauded, Julian Bond, the chair of the nation’s largest civil rights group, accused the Republican ultra-right of scheming to block or suppress Black and other minority votes in this year’s midterm election....
Posted: Thu, Jul 20, 2006 7:03pm PDT
textARA Pro-Choice Defense Campaign in Jackson, Mississippi by Asheville Anti-Racist Action
We need more people, both active ARA members and others, to come down to Jackson to support us in our fight to protect the last abortion clinic in Mississippi. We need your help. Please contact Asheville ARA and come get in the streets with us!...
Posted: Thu, Jul 20, 2006 1:49pm PDT
imageUSDA Dedicates Employees to Support Black Farmers?
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by khubaka Michael Harris
"The Agriculture Capitol of the World" does not provide for local residents of African descent. California Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association seeks a collaborative solution to the 2007 U.S. Farm Bill. Urban Agricultural experts nationwide must work together to feed, cloth, shelter and educate our 'at risk' communities....
Posted: Thu, Jul 20, 2006 1:27pm PDT
textBlack Women Leaders Still Pushed to the Back of the Bus by New American Media (reposted)
The renewal of key sections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act was named in honor of three Black women. The Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives 390-33 last week and is expected to pass the Senate before the August recess. Even though the legislation is named after three Black heroines, Black women have yet to be elected president of either the NAACP, the National Urban League, the Souther...
Posted: Wed, Jul 19, 2006 7:20pm PDT
textFBI Seniors Oppress Arab Colleague by IOL (reposted)
The FBI's highest-ranking Arabic-speaking agent has been discriminated against by his seniors since9 /11 terrorist attacks because of his origin despite being highly qualified and experienced, an initial Justice Department probe concludes....
Posted: Wed, Jul 19, 2006 6:59am PDT
textEconomic Gap Widens Between Blacks and Whites by New American Media (reposted)
WASHINGTON (NNPA) -- A weak U.S. economy and a low unemployment rate over the last couple of years has started to erode the progress Black Americans have gained in income, and has further widened the income gap between Blacks and Whites, says a new report from a Washington, D.C. think tank....
Posted: Wed, Jul 19, 2006 6:17am PDT
textFormer Black Panther Herman Wallace of the Angola 3 granted new hearing by scott crow
I. Call to action and details for August 14-17 2006 II. Background on Herman Wallace's hearing III. Background on the cases of the Angola 3 Please post far and wide....
Posted: Mon, Jul 17, 2006 3:22pm PDT
text"At least, we really know where you stand, o Nation Magazine" by reader
This critique is emotional but excellent, gets at the heart of how many of us feel. The Nation hires fake ex-CIA agents to write reviews to trash those who ask questions that go too deep. It makes you wonder how many other CIA are already on the payroll, and not just doing guest essays....
Posted: Mon, Jul 17, 2006 11:02am PDT
textThe Racial Divide In Achieving Health Equality by New American Media (reposted)
Any reasonable, relatively intelligent person would not be surprised to hear that health disparities exist, especially along racial and/or ethnic lines. Consider these current health statistics:...
Posted: Sun, Jul 16, 2006 11:34am PDT
textCollection of Orientalist Imagery Reveals Roots of American Views of Middle East by New American Media (reposted)
A collection of Orientalist imagery reflecting an American fantasy of the exotic and the erotic is about to debut as an on-line data base....
Posted: Sun, Jul 16, 2006 11:34am PDT
textSix Nations Warriors Arrested in Grassy Narrows by Ytzhak
OPP officers raided Grassy Narrows blockade site yesteday arresting Six Nations people who had come to participate in a gathering as guests of the Grassy Narrows community. 5 six nations people were detained, 4 were charged. The OPP are targeting 6 nations people and people of colour. >> >> Police cruisers also entered the Grassy Narrows reserve without permission, violating the community's sovereignty and legal jursidiction over their reserve lands. Grassy Narrows Band councilors seized an...
Posted: Sat, Jul 15, 2006 10:26pm PDT
textViewpoint: Arab-Baiting is Back by New American Media (reposted)
WASHINGTON, DC -- It is worrisome to note that "Arab-baiting," once favored as a weapon by some politicians in the 1980's and a regular feature in election campaigns, appears to be making a comeback, albeit in a slightly different form....
Posted: Fri, Jul 14, 2006 9:38pm PDT
textBy Allowing White Racists in the Military, We’re Training Domestic Terrorists by New American Media (reposted)
White supremacists believe that the white race is superior to all others and have used their beliefs to discriminate against those that didn’t share their same ethnic or religious backgrounds. The U.S. government, realizing that such ideologies threaten the health of our country, has spoken out against such groups. In fact, 10 years ago, the Department of Defense made it clear that anyone subscribing to extreme separatist beliefs was not welcome in the U.S. military....
Posted: Fri, Jul 14, 2006 6:32pm PDT
textChicano Consortium Action Alert 7/15/06 by Dan Bacher
Here's the latest action alert from Efren Gutierrez of the Chicano Consortium listing upcoming events....
Posted: Fri, Jul 14, 2006 4:38pm PDT
calendarOak Park in Sac: Black Family Reunion by
McClatchy Park in Oak Park 3500 5th Ave. Sacramento, CA. 95822...
Event Date: Sun, Jul 16, 2006 10:00am PDT
Posted: Fri, Jul 14, 2006 10:49am PDT
textSFPD Killing Spree on Black & Brown, June 2006 by mesha Monge-Irizarry
The man hunt is on, on San Francisco Plantation....
Posted: Fri, Jul 14, 2006 7:55am PDT
textRace, Class and the Battle for South Central Farm by Counterpunch (reposted)
When the Los Angeles City Council sold the 14 acre plot called the South Central Farm to developer Ralph Horowitz, they sold land they didn't own....
Posted: Fri, Jul 14, 2006 6:47am PDT
textAustralia: Aboriginal town camp residents organise first-ever rally by wsws (reposted)
Late last month more than 400 Aboriginal residents of town camps situated on the outskirts of Alice Springs, in the heart of central Australia, participated in a powerful rally in the city centre. The event was organised by the Aboriginal community to protest its treatment at the hands of the Howard government and the media....
Posted: Fri, Jul 14, 2006 6:35am PDT
textNo Social Justice, No Spiritual Peace -- Black Preachers Take a Stand by New American Media (reposted)
DALLAS (NNPA) Gadflies: large flies, like the horsefly, that bites livestock they carry a reputation of tremendously annoying people and rousing them from complacency....
Posted: Fri, Jul 14, 2006 6:30am PDT
imageCalifornia Black Farmers and Agriculture Association weigh in on U.S. Ag Policy
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by khubaka michael harris
California Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association supports proposed Congressional Legislation with the Pigford Claims Remedy Act and seeks official California Congressional Delegation support....
Posted: Wed, Jul 12, 2006 11:56am PDT
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