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In celebration of the birthday of Huey Newton, the Commemoration Committee for the Black Panther Party presented the "Black History Program: Honoring Huey P. Newton" at the Black Repertory Theater in Berkeley. Huey Newton co-founded, along with Bobby Seale, the Black Panther Party for Self Defense in Oakland in 1966. Huey Newton was born on February 17, 1942.
Speakers taking the event through the history of Huey and the Black Panther Party included, amongst others, Melvin Dickson of the ...
Posted: Mon, Feb 23, 2009 7:13pm PST
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Acknowledgment made for Melvin Newton, brother of Huey, who was in attendance....
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Dereka spoke about getting involved with upcoming events this Friday, February 27th in honor of Oscar Grant's 23rd birthday:
- Prisoners of ...
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Emory Douglas narrates as slides of his work are shown. Live band, bassist and keyboard, plays in the background....
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Nadine speaks about historical solidarity between Black Panthers and Palestine, chemical weapons used in the recent war on Gaza and conditions...
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Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA) sponsored "A Conversation with Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn: Building a Movement for Peace in our Time" at King Middle School in Berkeley on Sunday, February 22nd, 2009. Much of the conversation dealt with the topic of their new book, "Against White Supremacy."
Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn are former leaders of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the Weather Underground. Both continue to be social justice activists; Bill is an educa...
Posted: Mon, Feb 23, 2009 4:07am PST
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She relates a disturbing tale of Israeli tanks having deliberately uprooted Gazan cemeteries....
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Davey D. of Hard Knock Radio interviews Debbie Russell in Austin, Texas on the police use of Tasers.
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Posted: Sat, Feb 21, 2009 12:53am PST
Family and friends of Anita Gay, killed by Berkeley Police one year ago, held a rally to demand the arrest of Officer Rashawn Cummings and for an end to police murders across the East Bay.
Audio below is an interview with Anita Gay's sister, Patricia Johnson, mixed with sounds from the vigil....
Posted: Fri, Feb 20, 2009 10:15pm PST
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Posted: Wed, Feb 18, 2009 9:46pm PST
A standing room only crowd gathered at Olivet Missionary Baptist Church for a town hall meeting to continue rallying and organizing for justice for Oscar Grant III, justice for other victims of racist police abuse, justice for residents of San Francisco's Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood, and against the street violence in Oakland that claims over 100 lives a year. The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan was the featured speaker tonight. The next big event will be the "Caravan for Justice...
Posted: Wed, Feb 18, 2009 2:08am PST
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