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Prince Sings Against Anti-Muslim Bigotry WASHINGTON, October 16 (IslamOnline.net) - US rock star Prince released a new song portraying an Arab-American girl forced by the post-September11 harassment and racism to envisage blowing herself up in an airport, but changes her mind after spotting innocent playful children....
Posted: Sun, Oct 17, 2004 12:40am PDT
3 Strikes locks up Blacks at 13 times the rate of whites Washington, D.C. - New data released Wednesday by the Justice Policy Institute revealed that California’s Three Strikes law disproportionately locks up African Americans and Latinos compared to whites. According to this first-of-its-kind analysis of the racial and ethnic makeup of Three Strikes defendants, African Americans are given life sentences under Three Strikes at nearly 13 times the rate of whites and the Latinos are incarcerated under Three Strikes a staggering 82 percent more than w...
Posted: Thu, Oct 14, 2004 9:09pm PDT
"Columbus Day... NOT!" - Xispas 
"Columbus Day... NOT!" - With this special issue, Xispas, the online journal of Chicano culture, art, and politics... looks at the meaning and role of Columbus' voyage to the Americas in 1492....
Posted: Mon, Oct 11, 2004 6:26pm PDT
From Columbus Day to Indian Resistance Day The oligarchic "opposition" and its national mass media have no respect for anything: currently, Radio Caracas TV (RCTV) is preparing commercials for its mind-controlled adherents to celebrate "Día de la Raza" (Colombus Day) next Tuesday -- October 12, 2004....
Posted: Sat, Oct 9, 2004 12:14pm PDT
Leidesdorff: President of First California School Board First Public School Board President in California will one day be included in the History-Social Science Content Standards of our California State Board of Education...
Posted: Fri, Oct 8, 2004 12:57pm PDT
The Bush Administration's Healthy Marriage Iniative (audio/mpeg 16.8MB) The Bush Administration's Healthy Marriage Initiative: a solution to poverty or a paternalistic policy aimed at regulating the sexual and reproductive lives of low income women, especailly women of color?? 29:20...
Posted: Thu, Oct 7, 2004 8:46pm PDT
Return Stolen Land this Columbus ?Day Land concessions to tribal people are most important in the regions where logging corporations like Maxxam/Pacific Lumber are profiting from destruction of forests on stolen land. The regions Maxxam/PL claims as their property were stolen via force and murder from indigenous people. We can begin restoration by recognizing the First People who were the original caretakers of the forests....
Posted: Thu, Sep 30, 2004 10:34am PDT
Prisoner Protests Conditions At High Desert State Prison Following is an article I wrote about my son, who is a prisoner at, High Desert State Prison. In an effort to call attention to conditions at the prison, my son is on a hunger strike. I promised that I would advocate for him, and this is one way I am keeping my promise. The article is about the conditons at High Desert, as he described them to me....
Posted: Wed, Sep 29, 2004 7:15pm PDT
Intent to Establish a National Latino LGBT Organization Our movement's flame dimmed momentarily by LLEGO's recent
closure, but it was not completely extinguished. The next
generation of leadership for the Latino lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender movement will soon be taking the helm of a newly
created national organization dedicated to the advancement and
empowerment of Latino LGBT people and their families....
Posted: Tue, Sep 28, 2004 11:52pm PDT
10/1, Speak Out Against Racism And Discrimination, Stand Up For Inclusion A coalition of primarily LGBT
organizations have come together to plan an October 1 demonstration to
raise awareness about racism and other forms of discrimination within
the San Francisco LGBT community. The theme is "Speak Out Against
Racism
And Discrimination, Stand Up For Inclusion."...
Posted: Tue, Sep 28, 2004 11:37pm PDT
Rastafari Music Provides a Challenge to White Society The controversy between the religious/political message of rasta dancehall reggae and its detractors has now come to a head. Conscious Rasta singers such as Buju Banton and Capleton have vowed to maintain conscious and positive lyrics. The challenge is to White Society whether they shall collectively allow the radical expression of these "third world black men" Rasta musicians, deejays and artists....
Posted: Sun, Sep 26, 2004 7:04pm PDT
Disparaging treatment toward Black Cowboys and Black Farmers The 'Crown Jewel' of our California State Fair Network continues to decline in attendance as a direct result of disparaging treatment towards Black Cowboys and Black Farmers....
Posted: Fri, Sep 24, 2004 12:30am PDT
Statement from NYC APOC Codefendants of Nov16 Police Attacks On November 16, 2003 a group people of color came
together to celebrate, enjoy themselves, and raise
money for Anarchist People of Color (APOC) to recoup
travel expenses. People through out the organizing
community in NYC and beyond were present. Mostly
people of color, mostly young, mostly folks who work
tirelessly in poor and working class neighborhoods
where the work they provide are appreciated and
welcomed. We came together at Critical Resistance an
organization dedicated to eli...
Posted: Fri, Sep 17, 2004 10:25pm PDT
AFRO-PUNK OFFICE A VICTIM OF ARSON! On Monday Sept. 13th at around 2pm the building that houses the afro-punk offices
was set on fire. Apparently, the first floor failing clothing store owner, in an
act of desperation, set a phone book on fire and took a little walk....
Posted: Fri, Sep 17, 2004 10:05am PDT
California's black history The back-to-school edition of
californiablackhistory.com urges students to
understand their role in the larger community by
stressing the importance of school attendance and
showing role models for future careers in addition to
the access to the significant heritage of
African-Americans in the Golden State....
Posted: Thu, Sep 16, 2004 9:06pm PDT
A Menace to Society! Or How An Uppity Black Man Got Banned From Cody’s Bookstore, Berkeley "Any leftist talking to an audience in the Bay Area will probably have faced some penetrating questions from Joseph Anderson. Both your CounterPunch [Magazine] editors have, to their edification."—Alexander Cockburn. (Ah, but raisng questions/issues in an incisive way, even if in a civil manner, not only gets Anderson "banned" from SF-IMC, (sf.indymedia) it gets him "BANNED" from Cody's Bookstore in Berkeley, CA -- a book lecture center of 'intellectual' white li...
Posted: Thu, Sep 16, 2004 5:05pm PDT
Amnesty International Report: Racial Profiling Undermines National Security 9/13: Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today released a report demonstrating that racial profiling practices by law enforcement have expanded in the government's war on terror and have affected an estimated one of nine Americans....
Posted: Wed, Sep 15, 2004 11:54pm PDT
Free Fax: Shut Down the Hunters Point Power Plant Send a free fax to the ISO board and urge them to immediately shut down the Hunters Point power plant....
Posted: Mon, Sep 13, 2004 2:38pm PDT
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