Movies/TV
Five Years After Katrina
Spike Lee's follow up to his Emmy Award-winning documentary about Hurricane Katrina is fierce and exhaustive.
By Esther Iverem
Aug 27, 2010,
13:25
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| Wyclef Jean will appeal disqualification from Haiti's presidential election. |
France Rejects Call to Repay Haiti "Independence Debt"...First Ever U.S. Human Rights Report to the UN Admits Lapses in Racial Justice...Almost 200 Women Gang-Raped in the Congo...Sherrod Turns Down Job Offer from Agriculture...GOP Candidate Proposes Housing Welfare Recipients in Jails...California Jail to Test Ray Gun on Prisoners...Homeless Man Jailed for Stealing Food Freed After 13 Years...News Corp. Donates $1M to Republican Governors Association...Dr. Laura to End Radio Show After N-Word Tirade...Dr. Laura to End Radio Show After N-Word Tirade...Thousands of Dead Fish Found in Mississippi River...One Million Pakistanis Face Starvation in Balochistan...100,000 Left Homeless by Floods in Niger. AND MORE! CHECK THE REAL NEWS!
Aug 24, 2010,
15:41
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Literature
Marshall's Triangular Road
Paule Marshall delivers a revealing and often funny memoir about her emergence as a young writer.
By Sidik Fofana
Aug 27, 2010,
12:29
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France Urged to Pay $40 Billion to Haiti in Reparations for "Independence Debt"...Singer, Civil Rights Activist Abbey Lincoln, 80, Joins the Ancestors...Jobless Claims Reach Six-Month High; Foreclosures Rise 9%...Wells Fargo Ordered to Repay Customers for Overdraft Fees...Alleged Serial Killer to be Extradited to Michigan...Judge Orders Release of Californian Jailed Under Three Strikes...Dozens Injured in Massive Turnout for Subsidized Housing in Georgia...Google and Verizon Propose Two-Tiered Internet System...BP Ties Compensation Fund to Gulf Coast Drilling Revenue...Obama Backs the Rights of Muslims to Build Mosque Near Ground Zero...Florida AG Unveils Anti-Immigrant Measure...Waters’ Attorneys Accuse Ethics Panel of Double Standard. AND MUCH MORE...CHECK ALL THE NEWS!
Aug 17, 2010,
13:00
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Music
Abbey Lincoln's Legacy
Mumia Abu-Jamal pays tribute to Abbey Lincoln's roots in the art of Black consciousness.
Aug 27, 2010,
12:45
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| John W. Boyd, Jr., founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association |
U.S. Senate Fails to Approve Settlement for Black Farmers. Wyclef Jean Announces Haitian Presidential Bid. Black Worker Kills 8, Self at Conn. Warehouse. Verizon and Google Enter Reported Deal for Tiered Internet Use, Is Net Neutrality in Jeopardy?. Groups File Suit over US Assassinations List. Jobless Claims, Unemployment Rise. Federal Judge Strikes Down California Gay Marriage Ban. And MORE! Check the REAL NEWS!
Aug 9, 2010,
11:12
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Music
Grooves of Consciousness?
The myths of political music--from the recent debate between critic Mychal Smith and rapper Talib Kweli to the political and profane career of Marvin Gaye.
By Mark Anthony Neal
Aug 4, 2010,
14:15
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| Rep. Maxine Waters |
In Historic Vote, UN Declares Water a Fundamental Human Right...Rep. Maxine Waters to Face Ethics Trial...Wyclef Jean Considers Presidential Run in Haiti...Two NOLA Police Officers Charged over 2005 Beating...On Eve of Major Protests, Federal Judge Blocks Key Provisions of Arizona Anti-Immigrant Law...Obama Defends Sweeping Education Reforms in Face of Criticism from Minority and Teachers’ Groups...Google Teams Up with CIA to Fund "Recorded Future" Startup Monitoring Websites, Blogs & Twitter Accounts...US Seeks Access to More Internet Data Without Court Order. AND MORE! Check the REAL news!
Aug 2, 2010,
11:29
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Movies/TV
Dream Versus Reality
"Inception" takes us from silliness to terror, from the cheesiest moments of a summer action flick to scenes of wonder, beauty and the deepest of human emotion.
By Esther Iverem
Jul 26, 2010,
12:29
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| Sean Bell with his then fiancee and daughter. |
NYC To Pay $7M Settlement in Sean Bell Shooting Case...Groups: FBI Surveillance Program Invites Racial Profiling...Audit: Pentagon Can’t Account For 95% Of $9B Of Iraq Reconstruction Funds...Hans Blix: U.S. Refused To Accept Findings of UN Inspectors in Iraq...Major Protests Planned in Arizona Over Anti-Immigrant Bill...British PM: Gaza Is A 'Prison Camp'...U.S. Backs More AU Troops in Somalia. Check the REAL news!
Jul 28, 2010,
10:33
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Movies/TV
'South of the Border '
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| President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela proudly claims his African ancestry. |
"South Of The Border" is a moving and exhilarating movie that sets the record straight on politics, race and history in Latin America.
By Esther Iverem
Jul 26, 2010,
10:43
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| Big pot plants for Oakland... |
No Charges to be Filed in US Attorneys Scandal..."Top Secret America" Washington Post Investigation Reveals Massive, Unmanageable, Outsourced US Intelligence System...Probe Reveals BP Knew of Problems Ahead Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion...Gulf Coast Workers to Have Cleanup Pay Deducted from Claims...Oakland Approves Plan for Large Marijuana Production Plants...Goldman Settles Fraud Case over Mortgage Investments...Foreclosures Expected to Top 1 Million This Year...Ex-Police Officer Avoids Jail in Bicycle Assault Case...Afro-Colombian Activist Assassinated...Palestinian Guilty of Rape after Consensual Sex with Israeli Jew...US Has Delivered None of Pledged Aid Money to Haiti...France Threatens Legal Action over Haiti Reparations Hoax...IMF Cancels Haiti’s Debt But Gives Haiti a New Loan...Trafigura Fined for Exporting Toxic Waste to Ivory Coast. Check the news!
Jul 26, 2010,
15:02
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Movies/TV
War For Real and Up Close
If it is true that “war is a force that gives us meaning,” that meaning is surely lost on us after viewing “Restrepo,” the new devastating documentary about the war in Afghanistan.
By Esther Iverem
Jul 13, 2010,
15:45
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| Shirley Sherrod faced down the media and the Obama Administration--and won! |
WikiLeaks Releases 92,000 Secret Docs About Afghan War...Ousted USDA Official Offered New Job in Agency...Obama Apologizes to Shirley Sherrod...Rep. Rangel to Face Ethics Violations Trial...Prosecutors Charge White Man for Racially Motivated Shooting in Post-Katrina New Orleans...Six NOLA Officers Indicted for Danziger Bridge Shootings, Cover-up...BP’s Hiring of Prison Labor Cleanup Scrutinized...Homeless Pastor Dies in Denver Police Custody After Being Tasered...Maryland Man Could Face 16 Years in Jail for Videotaping Traffic Stop. Check the REAL news!
Jul 26, 2010,
14:37
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