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Uhuru News Tribute marks the 120th Birthday of Marcus Garvey (August 17th)....
Posted: Sun, Aug 19, 2007 12:01pm PDT
By Brendan O’ Neill
Tuesday 14 august
http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/3723/
“Why have the British media been silent about the Advertising Standards Authority’s damning judgement against the Save Darfur Coalition?“...
Posted: Sun, Aug 19, 2007 11:35am PDT
Meet at Oakland Police Department, 7th St. and Broadway in Oakland. From the there, we will march to City Hall at 14th and Broadway for a 5:30 rally and press conference at Frank Ogawa Plaza before the Oakland City Council meeting....
Event Date: Tue, Aug 21, 2007 5:00pm PDT
Posted: Sat, Aug 18, 2007 9:21pm PDT
Originally From New America Media
Friday, August 17, 2007 : WASHINGTON, D.C. – A California congresswoman has introduced a bill to cut federal funding to the Cherokee tribe until it restores tribal citizenship to a group of African Americans known as Freedmen. Congresswoman Diane Watson with 11 other lawmakers introduced the law in recognition of the claims made by the Freedmen, descendents of slaves held by the Cherokee tribe....
Posted: Sat, Aug 18, 2007 8:30am PDT
The anti-steroid crusade championed by George Bush has at bottom nothing to do with making the game more “fair”--what it is really about is enforcing a culture of snitches and some highly paid stars who have to be good “role models” in an increasingly mad and oppressive American culture. The fact that Barry Bonds cannot be tolerated as all-time home run king shows just how serious these people are, and how deadly the changes they are seeking to make in baseball and the culture of the country....
Posted: Fri, Aug 17, 2007 1:36pm PDT
In the past year alone over thirty percent of the children living in the Bayview Hunters Point have increased breathing problems, asthma for sure but added to that nose bleeds, severe headaches, burning eyes, constant coughs and it goes on and on. It is simply unfair for Lennar BVHP LLC to have bribed so many enforcing agencies to look the other way - while our children slowly die, our elders suffer, and the general population are adversely impacted daily....
Posted: Fri, Aug 17, 2007 9:59am PDT
WASHINGTON — A veteran US diplomat has retired from the government after being indicted on racist and offensive remarks he made against Arabs in a series of e-mails and voice mails to a leading Arab advocacy group....
Posted: Fri, Aug 17, 2007 7:28am PDT
At today Town Hall Meeting at the Grace Tabernacle Community Church it was announced that a $30 billion law suit was filed against Lennar BVHP LLC. It was also announced that the San Francisco Unified School District was informed at the Board Meeting about thousands of children exposed to toxic dirt and Asbestos dust from the Bayview Hunters Point area. Also, all children that have missed classes and as a result caused serious issues affecting attendance and compensation to the public schools...
Posted: Thu, Aug 16, 2007 9:59pm PDT
Uhuru Solidarity Center
1601 2nd Avenue, Oakland, 94606 (near Lake Merritt)...
Event Date: Mon, Aug 20, 2007 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Aug 16, 2007 11:05am PDT
Uhuru Solidarity Movement
1601 2nd Avenue, Oakland, 94606 (near Lake Merritt)...
Event Date: Mon, Sep 24, 2007 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Aug 16, 2007 10:41am PDT
Uhuru Solidarity Center
1601 2nd Avenue, Oakland, 94606 (near Lake Merritt)...
Event Date: Mon, Sep 17, 2007 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Aug 16, 2007 10:32am PDT
Uhuru Solidarity Center
1601 2nd Avenue, Oakland, 94606 (near Lake Merritt)...
Event Date: Mon, Sep 10, 2007 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Aug 16, 2007 10:28am PDT
Uhuru Solidarity Center
1601 2nd Avenue, Oakland, 94606 (near Lake Merritt)...
Event Date: Mon, Sep 3, 2007 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Aug 16, 2007 10:25am PDT
Uhuru Solidarity Center
1601 2nd Avenue, Oakland, 94606 (near Lake Merritt)...
Event Date: Mon, Aug 27, 2007 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Aug 16, 2007 10:20am PDT
Thursday, August 16, 2007 :Last week, in a move largely unreported by the media, the Labor Party joined the Howard government in defeating Senate motions by the Greens and Democrats for parliamentary inquiries into the Haneef affair. By blocking with the government, Labor lined up yet again behind the witchhunt of the young Indian Muslim doctor, Mohamed Haneef, despite the collapse of the “terrorist” case against him....
Posted: Thu, Aug 16, 2007 7:56am PDT
Originally From New America Media
Thursday, August 16, 2007 :New America Media, Commentary, Behrouz Saba, Posted: Aug 16, 2007 Editor's Note: After complaints from the Iranian American community, Harvey Weinstein and director Wayne Kramer deleted scenes of an honor killing in the upcoming film, "Crossing Over." But this small victory, says NAM contributor Behrouz Saba, is the exception to the rule in the deep bigotry of the film industry....
Posted: Thu, Aug 16, 2007 7:52am PDT
For the first time, Journalists for Mumia presents the courtroom audio from Mumia Abu-Jamal's May 17 oral arguments before the US Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The full, unedited audio is presented as well as several short feature blurbs....
Posted: Wed, Aug 15, 2007 8:45pm PDT
Uhuru Solidarity Center, 1601 - 2nd Ave, Oakland (near E. 18th St.)...
Event Date: Thu, Aug 23, 2007 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Aug 15, 2007 4:26pm PDT
Uhuru Solidarity Center, 1601 - 2nd Ave, Oakland (near East 18th)...
Event Date: Thu, Aug 16, 2007 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Aug 15, 2007 4:19pm PDT
The “Jena 6” are six Black students who face the possibility of going to prison for many, many years because of a schoolyard fight. This story began on September 1, 2006 in the small town of Jena, Louisiana. A group of Black students sat under a “whites-only” tree in the schoolyard. Racist students responded immediately and the next day nooses were hanging from the tree for all to see....
Posted: Wed, Aug 15, 2007 3:17pm PDT