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Why Michael Brown had to be killed by Ferguson Policeman Daren Wilson The shooting death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson policeman began as he was jaywalking across a four-lane street with no traffic and no sidewalks at midday, not because it was dangerous to jaywalk, but because traffic violations are a major source of revenue to fund police and most city services for many cities in the midwest. Michael's arrest was bread and butter for police services. Unfortunately, he was killed by police (revenue) collection officer Wilson to ensure that such funding cont...
Posted: Sat, Jan 2, 2016 7:34am PST
Wheaton College President Philip Ryken denies targeting professor for wearing a hijab Despite the denial of Wheaton College president, Philip Ryken, that Hawkins was targeted for administrative leave because she decided to wear a hijab, he claimed that she was placed on leave for stating that Muslims and Christians worship the same God. Many critics, including students and faculty at the college find that very difficult to believe!...
Posted: Sat, Dec 19, 2015 3:00am PST
WTUL News & Views Interviews Angela Kinlaw of the Take Em Down NOLA Coalition (audio/mpeg 49.3MB) WTUL News and Views hears from the Take Em Down NOLA Coalition about the upcoming city council vote to remove four monuments to oppressors that are scattered around the city of New Orleans. Angela outlines why this issue is so important to the citizens of the city and speaks to those that say the issue isn't very important or that 'history' should be preserved....
Posted: Wed, Dec 16, 2015 7:25am PST
Kwanzaa, "first fruits of the harvest" is a "California Grown" International Holiday 
2015 marks the 50th Season of the Nguzo Saba and a major milestone. Give thanks to shoulders the creator of Kwanzaa, Dr. Maulana Karenga, continues to stand upon. Our elevated scholar and master teacher has indeed and action come a long way from his childhood farm in Maryland. A renewed, scientific methodology toward restoration of agriculture as the foundation of our culture is a growing part of high culture public policy, sharing the good throughout the world....
Posted: Tue, Dec 15, 2015 2:56pm PST
Chicago mayor faces FOIA and recall 
Police murders and attempts to conceal them may lead to the recall of Chicago's Mayor Rahm Emanuel. In this collage of photos from WBBM, we see Illinois State Rep. La Shawn Ford filing legislation for mayor recall, Rahm Emanuel's press conference and the protests demand his resignation....
Posted: Tue, Dec 15, 2015 11:44am PST
Never Silenced, Herman Wallace's Spirit is Smiling --An Interview with Angad Singh Bhalla 
In this interview, filmmaker Angad Singh Bhalla discusses his latest film, The Deeper They Bury Me (about the late Herman Wallace of the Angola 3), while also reflecting upon his 2012 film Herman's House, his personal relationship with Wallace and more. Bhalla concludes the interview with a focus on the call by Amnesty International and the International Coalition to Free the Angola 3 for the immediate release of Albert Woodfox, who is the last of the Angola 3 behind bars. Despite three overt...
Posted: Mon, Dec 14, 2015 11:43am PST
David Sheen’s lecture “the Bullet, the Ballot, and the Boycott” (Part 3) (audio/mpeg 12.8MB) 14 min Part 3 from journalist David Sheen’s lecture “the Bullet, the Ballot, and the Boycott” at University of New Orleans on Tuesday, November 10, 2015....
Posted: Mon, Dec 14, 2015 6:25am PST
More police murders will be revealed in Chicago 
Cedric Chatman’s shooting death was an “unnecessary use of deadly force” — and a murder, said Lorenzo Davis. Davis is a 23 year veteran of the Chicago Police Department and was fired from the Independent Police Review Authority for refusing to change his reports to conceal murders by police....
Posted: Tue, Dec 8, 2015 12:23pm PST
Healing Old Wounded Knees The U.S. government could find 2 million dollars to subdue the last free living Lakota at Wounded Knee in 1890 and can find 4 billion dollars a year to kill 28 civilians for every terrorist blown up-but they cannot find the money to prevent suicides on the Pine Ridge Reservation....
Posted: Sun, Dec 6, 2015 2:15pm PST
David Sheen’s lecture “the Bullet, the Ballot, and the Boycott” (Part 2) (audio/mpeg 29.9MB) Part 2 from journalist David Sheen’s lecture “the Bullet, the Ballot, and the Boycott” at University of New Orleans on Tuesday, November 10, 2015....
Posted: Sun, Nov 29, 2015 5:49pm PST
Black Students Demand Racial Equality at Tulane (audio/mpeg 15.9MB) WTUL News reads Emily Carmichael's article on the Unity demonstrations at Tulane in Nov 2015. Appended is a reading of the Tulane Black Student Union's list of concrete demands to further campus unity and to begin to halt structural racism on Tulane's campus....
Posted: Fri, Nov 27, 2015 8:19am PST
Part 1 from journalist David Sheen’s lecture “the Bullet, the Ballot, and the Boycott” at (audio/mpeg 17.4MB) 19min Part 1 from journalist David Sheen’s lecture “the Bullet, the Ballot, and the Boycott” at University of New Orleans on Tuesday, November 10, 2015....
Posted: Sat, Nov 21, 2015 11:50am PST
Interview with WBOK Black talk radio host and cartoonist John Slade (audio/mpeg 22.3MB) Janet Hays interviews the imitable John Slade - New Orleans native, black cartoonist/author of Afro Brother Spacemen, WBOK Black talk radio host...
Posted: Fri, Nov 20, 2015 7:45am PST
Kern County Residents Fast Against Plan to Fast Track Fracking 
"Valley communities are already overburdened by the environmental health impacts of oil and gas drilling," according to Juan Flores of the Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment in a press release. "Residents expect the County to approve the ordinance and plan to fast to call attention to the County’s unwillingness to protect its people."
Photo of fasters in front of the Kern County Board of Supervisors, including Madeline Stano (left) and Juan Flores (center) from the Center on Race,...
Posted: Fri, Nov 6, 2015 6:10pm PST
Los Angeles Sued Over Racially Discriminatory Oil Drilling Permitting LOS ANGELES, November 6, 2015 — Youth groups and community organizations sued the city of Los Angeles today for allowing oil companies to drill hundreds of contaminating wells near homes without conducting mandatory environmental studies, and for exposing black and Latino residents to disproportionate health and safety risks by imposing less-protective rules in their neighborhoods....
Posted: Fri, Nov 6, 2015 4:22pm PST
Chumash Heritage Marine Sanctuary Moves Forward The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced today that the nomination for a new Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary has been accepted. The acceptance recognizes the site as deserving special status, and puts it officially under consideration for protec- tion as part of the National Marine Sanctuary Program. The proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary would be the first one to focus on indigenous culture and history as a primary core value along with...
Posted: Mon, Oct 12, 2015 5:54pm PDT
Fundraising Call Out for Oso Blanco 
Join other cities across the country to start raising funds for Oso Blanco's legal defense....
Posted: Sun, Oct 11, 2015 4:56pm PDT
How do we honor wisdom from the elders, Ben Burkett ~ Federation of Southern Cooperatives 
Ben Burkett, a global representative of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives, continues to travel the globe sharing an essential story, good stewardship of the land requires work, study and prayer. 26th National Bioneers Conference and 5th Annual Black Farmers and Urban Gardner's Conference in Northern California is the next stop for Ben... How do we honor the wisdom from our elders?...
Posted: Wed, Oct 7, 2015 9:13am PDT
Author Anita Wills announces release of book, A Nation of Flaws JustUs in the Homeland Author Anita Wills announces the release of her book, A Nation of Flaws JustUs in the Homeland. The book is an indepth look at the state of the American Justice System and its treatment of African Americans....
Posted: Sun, Oct 4, 2015 5:55pm PDT
Ramsey Orta has been catching hell. (video/quicktime 45.1MB) over the last year it wasn't been organized copwatch groups or projects that brought the killing of Eric Garner, Freddie Gray, or Walter Scott to the public eye, but rather individuals who live in the areas being impacted by police violence. With this overt transition of copwatch from the privileged to the oppressed, there is a responsibility for organized Copwatch groups, as well as police accountability groups to support and insulate these "Copwatchers" so they are not targeted for retaliat...
Posted: Mon, Sep 28, 2015 12:36pm PDT
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