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German Parliament members demand Mumia's immediate release
"Mumia has been on death row for 25 years now. The political motivation behind his verdict is obvious. As an activist against the ubiquitous racism of US society, he was sentenced in a trial that failed to meet basic legal standards. The evidence in his favor is overwhelming, and its neglect by the relevant judicial authorities constitutes a scandal in its own right. "...
Posted: Sat, Aug 5, 2006 6:54pm PDT
California Black Farmers Continue to Find Solutions With USDA
The Third Annual USDA Partners Meeting is filled with hope and fears of wonderful words and empty promises. There is a clear sense of opportunity and solutions. The Office of The Assistant Secretary For Civil Rights is a key partners in facilitating a benefical relationship for inclusion of Black participation in the food, fuel and fiber industries in the Great State of California. The U.S. Senate is considering our Dear Sista Honorable Margo M. McKay, she will continue a stong legacy of o...
Posted: Thu, Aug 3, 2006 2:02pm PDT
13th Annual WOC Film and Arts Fest at UCSC Aug 3 - 6
The theme of this year's Women of Color Film Festival, Regenerations, draws inspiration from the number 13 in the Mayan calendar, which symbolizes transformation, movement, and change. This event builds upon the tremendous history established by previous film festivals to bring emerging and well-established filmmakers, artists, media activists and community members to our campus. As the longest running festival of its kind, the UCSC Women of Color Film and Video Festival has sparked dialogue ...
Posted: Thu, Aug 3, 2006 12:57pm PDT
UCSC Women Of Color Film Fest
PORTER COLLEGE at the UCSC CAMPUS...
Event Date: Sat, Aug 5, 2006 5:30pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Aug 3, 2006 12:45pm PDT
Video Showing of "LUMUMBA
African People's Solidarity Day Campaign Office, 1601 2nd Ave(near E. 18th and Lake Merritt), Oakland...
Event Date: Fri, Aug 4, 2006 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Aug 3, 2006 8:08am PDT
Youth Rally Capitol Hill for Renewal of the Voting Rights Act
Washington -- NAACP members and conventioneers last week marched to the U.S. Capitol to show support for extending the Voting Rights Reauthorization Act of 2006. The Senate passed the legislation by a unanimous vote of 98-0. Seven days earlier, the House of Representatives also voted to extend the Act by a 390-33 margin....
Posted: Wed, Aug 2, 2006 6:23pm PDT
AMERICAN MUSLIM NEWS BRIEFS - 8/1/06
ISLAM-INFONET: CA Assailant May Have Mistaken Sikh for Muslim / ACLU, CAIR Demand End to Citizenship Delays / Israeli Rabbis Say Enemy Has No 'Innocents'...
Posted: Wed, Aug 2, 2006 12:16am PDT
Mel Gibson goes on antijewish drunken tirade
The report says Gibson then launched into a barrage of anti-Semitic statements: “F*****g Jews… The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world.” Gibson then asked the deputy, “Are you a Jew?”...
Posted: Sun, Jul 30, 2006 8:46pm PDT
Dropping leaflets during war: The Nazis during WWII and today in Lebanon by the Israelis
From mass targeting of mobile phones with voice and text messages to old-fashioned radio broadcasts warning of imminent attacks, Israel is deploying a range of old and new technologies in Lebanon as part of the psychological operations ("psyops") campaign supplementing its military attacks....
Posted: Sun, Jul 30, 2006 3:16pm PDT
Quileute tribe surrounded by national park, battles for land
LA PUSH, Clallam County — For half a century, the Quileute Indians pleaded with the federal government to add land to their tiny reservation on the Pacific Coast. When their patience waned, they launched a two-pronged, modern-day assault....
Posted: Sun, Jul 30, 2006 9:17am PDT
Humanitarian Intervention: The White Man's Burden?
If we look at the world through the eyes of a nouveau-imperialist, few things are more certain than that humanitarian intervention is the special and last prerogative of the white race (known in polite circles as The West). When the Americans, Canadians, British, French, Germans, Norwegians, Danes, Belgians, Spanish and Dutch go into Afghanistan(*), we can rest assured that the few dark faces will not spoil the party: the commanders, the decision-makers will be white, as will the the bulk of ...
Posted: Sat, Jul 29, 2006 9:31am PDT
Woman shot to death at Jewish Federation building in Seattle
At least six people were shot, one fatally, on Friday when a gunman opened fire at a Jewish organization in downtown Seattle, authorities said....
Posted: Fri, Jul 28, 2006 7:48pm PDT
The Most Racist City in America: Hazleton, PA
On July 12th, the Hazleton, Pennsylvania City Council voted to approve an Illegal Immigration Relief Act, creating one of the strictest anti-immigrant laws in the United States. This Relief Act will impose severe penalties on landlords who rent space to illegal immigrants, suspend the licenses of businesses that employ them and declared English the city’s official language....
Posted: Fri, Jul 28, 2006 5:24pm PDT
Rape Through Race-Colored Glasses -- Duke and the Naval Academy
Did I call this one, or did I call this one?
Several BlackAmericaWeb.com columns ago, I predicted that, sooner rather than later, a man either not white or not rich or not white AND not rich would be falsely accused of rape. I further predicted that the gaggle of conservative pundits and commentators — in print and broadcast media — who have defended the three Duke lacrosse players accused of raping a black stripper would not say one word in that man’s defense....
Posted: Thu, Jul 27, 2006 7:55pm PDT
Why the Jewish Community Should Demand 9/11 Truth
I think that Bill underestimates the power of Israel *over* the US (how many other countries can murder UN workers multiple times, for example, with no consequence?), but nonetheless, he is correct in his position that the anti-semitic stuff is a poison for 9/11 truth to emerge and easily discredits us all. Those whose exclusive focus is on Israel will go wild at Bill's position that Israel didn't have control over 9/11, but in the end, we need to put our own country on the stand first, no m...
Posted: Wed, Jul 26, 2006 1:37pm PDT
7th Annual Gold Rush Days 2006 ~ Golden Legacy of Black Sacramento
Global Black tourists, business travelers and school children should be able to stroll through the streets of Old Sacramento with pride and confidence while experiencing the significant of contribution of Black pioneers in the Gold Rush Era, (1845-1895)...
Posted: Tue, Jul 25, 2006 9:27pm PDT
Not All Casualties Are Equal -- Israeli Lives Are Worth More Than Others
WASHINGTON (IPS) - Numerous U.S. groups, intellectuals, politicians and media outlets are mobilizing in the United States to back Israel in its ongoing assault on neighboring Lebanon with one main idea to promote -- that Israel is always the victim....
Posted: Tue, Jul 25, 2006 5:37pm PDT
California Black Media and Historical Accountablity
May the spirit of the original Black Californians guide your behavior printing what is fit to print....
Posted: Tue, Jul 25, 2006 12:15am PDT
William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr. 2010 Global Celebration
Black History is an ongoing journey to uncover hidden reality, Khubaka
Honorable William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr speaks to a world in turmoil...
Posted: Mon, Jul 24, 2006 11:55pm PDT
ADC Files Lawsuit For Failure to Protect US Citizens in Lebanon
Washington, DC | July 24, 2006 | Today, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed a federal lawsuit claiming that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld failed to fulfill their constitutional and professional obligations and protect US citizens in a crisis or time of war....
Posted: Mon, Jul 24, 2006 6:09pm PDT