Newsitem List
564 of 713
NAACP vows to fight vote suppression
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
ARA Pro-Choice Defense Campaign in Jackson, Mississippi
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
USDA Dedicates Employees to Support Black Farmers?
"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
Black Women Leaders Still Pushed to the Back of the Bus
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
FBI Seniors Oppress Arab Colleague
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
Economic Gap Widens Between Blacks and Whites
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
Former Black Panther Herman Wallace of the Angola 3 granted new hearing
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
"At least, we really know where you stand, o Nation Magazine"
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
The Racial Divide In Achieving Health Equality
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
Collection of Orientalist Imagery Reveals Roots of American Views of Middle East
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
Six Nations Warriors Arrested in Grassy Narrows
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
Viewpoint: Arab-Baiting is Back
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
By Allowing White Racists in the Military, We’re Training Domestic Terrorists
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
Chicano Consortium Action Alert 7/15/06
Here's the latest action alert from Efren Gutierrez of the Chicano Consortium listing upcoming events....
Posted: Fri, Jul 14, 2006 4:38pm PDT
Oak Park in Sac: Black Family Reunion
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
SFPD Killing Spree on Black & Brown, June 2006
The man hunt is on, on San Francisco Plantation....
Posted: Fri, Jul 14, 2006 7:55am PDT
Race, Class and the Battle for South Central Farm
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
Australia: Aboriginal town camp residents organise first-ever rally
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
No Social Justice, No Spiritual Peace -- Black Preachers Take a Stand
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
California Black Farmers and Agriculture Association weigh in on U.S. Ag Policy
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