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| Cynthia McKinney aboard the aid boat, Dignity, bound for Gaza. |
Israel seizes aid ship carrying activists, including Cynthia McKinney. Supreme Court delays ruling in Davis Case. Supreme Court restricts diversity efforts in hiring. California fiscal crisis intensifies. Obama issues signing statement to ignore labor, environmental provisions. House narrowly passes climate bill. Shell accused of covering up Nigeria oil spills. Hussein stoked WMD talk out of fear of Iran. And MUCH more! Check the real news right here...
Jul 2, 2009,
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Supreme Court upholds Voting Rights Act. Senate apologizes for slavery. Trial of former Democratic Rep. William Jefferson begins. GOP aide in Tennessee distributes racist image of Obama. GOP operative in S.C. compares first lady to a gorilla. Obama defends public health plan but signals willingness to drop it. Poll: 72% of Americans back creation of public healthcare plan. Supreme Court denies
post-conviction DNA testing. Immigrant rights groups criticize lax sentencing in Pa. murder case. Top minutemen officials arrested on murder charges. New Nixon tapes released: Nixon urged abortion for interracial couples. DC transit officials were warned on subway cars before fatal crash. NSA database collects millions of intercepted e-mails. And MUCH more! Check the news!
Jun 24, 2009,
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Journalism in Hell
In the churning swells of the American House of Pain (prison), journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal continues to cover his beat.
Jun 17, 2009,
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| Ken Saro-Wiwa |
Shell to pay $15.5 million to settle landmark lawsuit over death of Nigerian activist Ken Saro-Wiwa. Von Brunn charged with murder in Holocaust Museum shooting. Charges dropped in dragging death of Black man in Texas. Nation’s unemployment rate surges to 9.4%. Bankruptcy filings projected to reach 1.5M. Katrina victims to remain in trailer homes. Domestic workers fight for Bill of Rights. Obama endorses "public option" for health care reform but is fought by industry and conservatives. FBI defends use of informants inside mosques. Top UN official calls for global ban on plastic bags. And MUCH More! Check the REAL NEWS!
Jun 12, 2009,
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Obama and Racial Reality
Will the first African-American president preside over the worst socioeconomic decline of Blacks in decades?
By Dedrick Muhammad
May 28, 2009,
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| Ken Saro-Wiwa |
NYC police kill off-duty Black officer. Judges, attorneys back Troy Davis appeal. Massive casualties feared in Nigerian military attack on Niger Delta villages. Shell on trial: Landmark trial set to begin over Shell’s role in 1995 execution of Nigerian human rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa. Obama nominates Sotomayor for Supreme Court. Burris pledged to donate money while seeking Senate appointment. Medical group calls for ban on genetically modified foods. Group: Gitmo prisoner was likely 12 when jailed. Ex-soldier gets life sentence in Iraq rape, murder case. And much more...Check the news!
May 27, 2009,
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The Real Racism
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In light of racists like Rush Limbaugh appropriating the term "racist" to describe Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, this brief essay by Dedrick Muhammad, "Economic Inequality: The Foundation of the Racial Wealth Divide," is a valuable reminder about the true foundation and definition of racism.
May 28, 2009,
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TEXT: Action for Troy Davis
Troy Davis' stay of execution expired on May 15. On May 19, groups and individuals all around the world will be organizing demonstrations, vigils, teach-ins or other public events to show the state of Georgia that the execution of Troy Davis would be an unacceptable travesty of justice.
May 19, 2009,
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Prosecutors win conviction on third try in Sears Tower case. Foreclosure notices hit record in April. Unemployment rate hits 8.9%; 539,000 Lost Jobs in April. Geithner: social security not “untouchable.” Federal deficit to reach record $1.8 trillion. Goldman Sachs pays $60 million to settle predatory lending case. Obama questioned on single payer. Senate defeats proposal to cap credit card rates. Ex-soldier convicted in Iraq rape, murder case. AND MUCH MORE! CHECK HERE FOR THE Real NEWS...
May 19, 2009,
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| John Floyd Thomas Jr. is accused killer. |
Wal-Mart reaches settlement in worker trampling death. All-White jury acquits teens in murder of Mexican immigrant. L.A. elderly man believed to be cold case serial killer. Fourth grader questions Rice on torture. Senate passes stripped-down mortgage bill. Estimates of Afghan toll rise in US bombing. AIPAC launches campaign to prevent peace talks. Justice Dept. drops AIPAC espionage case. Biden criticizes Israeli settlements, checkpoints at AIPAC meeting. And much more! Check the real news!
May 7, 2009,
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Raising alert level, WHO says swine flu outbreak nears pandemic. Chrysler files for bankruptcy protection. Justice Souter to Retire from Supreme Court. Senate Defeats Measure to Aid Homeowners. US may hold informal talks with Cuba. Rice, Ashcroft approved torture in July 2002. Obama backs lowering mandatory minimums in crack sentences. Supreme Court limits warrantless car searches. Somali pirate to be tried as adult. UN racism conference passes declaration. Economy contracted 6.1% in 1st quarter. Study: 60% of Americans subjected to polluted air. Iraqi tally: 87,000 dead since 2005. AND MUCH MORE...CHECK ALL THE REAL NEWS!
May 1, 2009,
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Text: Sexual Harrassment
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| James Stevens |
The California Supreme Court has declined to hear the case of James Stevens vs. Vons, in which Stevens won an $18.4 million judgment from a jury in Simi Valley, CA in Oct. 2006 after he sued his former employer, the supermarket chain, Vons, for sexual harassment and retaliation. Stevens is a Black man and his former supervisor is a White woman.
Apr 22, 2009,
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| Chauncey Bailey |
Report: US hate groups up 34% since 2000. Court rejects Troy Davis appeal, extends stay of execution. Potential foreclosures rise 24%. Additional murder charges expected in killing of Oakland journalist Chauncey Bailey. Report: recent NSA spying exceeded guidelines. Obama releases Bush torture memos, assures no prosecutions for CIA interrogators. Report: Somali pirate to be tried in US. Israel rejects UN war crimes probe. Report: US will impose two-state settlement. Check the REAL news!
Apr 17, 2009,
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Analysis: Somalia piracy began in response to illegal fishing and toxic dumping by Western ships off Somali coast. Obama appears set to boycott UN racism conference. Obama partially lifts Cuba travel restrictions; embargo remains. Report: Spanish prosecutors to indict Bush admin officials. Pro-pesticide group criticizes Michelle Obama's organic garden.
Apr 14, 2009,
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Navy Seals free ship captain; shoot dead three Somali pirates. 15th anniversary of Rwandan genocide marked. Bailed-out banks scrutinized for raising interest rates and fees. A New Way Forward protests held in 60 cities. Obama to request $84.3B for war. Red Cross: U.S. medical personnel involved in torture of prisoners. Marine acquitted despite confessing to killing unarmed Iraqi. Poll shows declining support for capitalism. Massive cutbacks proposed at Detroit schools. Palestinian doctor nominated for Nobel Peace Prize. Antarctic ice bridge collapses. And much more! Check here for the real news!
Apr 13, 2009,
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One in six Americans now unemployed or underemployed; One in ten receiving food stamps. 742,000 private sector job
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losses in March. Audit: workplace safety program failed to protect workers. Mass shootings spur call for new gun control laws. Obama accused of double standard on bailouts. Report: Sharpton received donation after backing charters. Report: Obama to lift restrictions on family travel to Cuba schools. Afghan law legalizes rape within marriage. Chavez: Indict Bush, Israeli leaders. Media covers U.S. war dead’s return after 18-year ban. And MUCH More! Check the news.
Apr 6, 2009,
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Left of Black
Left of Black: Saggy Pants, Talking White and the Obama Bully Pulpit.
By Mark Anthony Neal
Apr 1, 2009,
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Pennsylvania youth sentences overturned. Unemployment rate over 10 percent in seven states. Estimate of chronically hungry passes 1B. Student loan defaults rise. Study: nearly 1 in 5 workers uninsured. Sen. Sanders introduces single-payer healthcare act. Probe: Labor Dept. fails to safeguard worker rights. Study: lots of red meat increases mortality risk. NYC pays $1.5 million to families of two killed by NYPD. “Infinite Debt: how unlimited interest rates destroyed the economy” And MUCH MORE! CHECK HERE FOR THE REAL NEWS!
Mar 30, 2009,
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TEXT: Franklin Obituary
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| Credit: duke.edu |
John Hope Franklin, the scholar who helped create the field of African-American history and dominated it for nearly six decades, has died at the age of 94.
From www.duke.edu
Mar 26, 2009,
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The Other Inaugural Ball
The day of the inauguration of Barack Obama was marked in a Pennsylvania prison with beatings, torture and slurs against Black inmates.
By Mumia Abu-Jamal
Mar 20, 2009,
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Rep. Waters introduces bill to end minimum drug sentencing. Study: Latinos largest ethnic group in U.S. prisons. Reparations, Israel dropped from U.N. racism text. African leaders: economic crisis could reignite regional conflicts. Protest planned outside N.Y. immigration office to stop deportations of 30,000 Haitians. Seeking return of AIG payouts, House OKs tax on bonuses. Probe: bailout firms owe at least $220M in taxes. Israeli soldiers recount killings of unarmed Palestinians. U.N. human rights investigator accuses Israel of war crimes. Bush admin aide: U.S. knowingly jailed innocents seized in Afghanistan. And MUCH more! Check the real news!
Mar 20, 2009,
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TEXT: Predatory Lending
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and two other groups have filed a brief in a Supreme Court predatory lending case that shows how banks steered African Americans and Hispanics into subprime loans.
Mar 17, 2009,
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Report: Communities of color bear heaviest burden in recession. Lawyers group urges Bush be arrested or barred from Canada in first trip abroad since leaving office. Red Cross Report: U.S. committed torture at CIA "black sites." Report: 3 percent of Washington, D.C. population has HIV or AIDS. Richard Aoki, former Black Panther, 1938-2009. Obama vows to overhaul food safety system. Seattle Post-Intelligencer becomes Web-Only newspaper. FMLN’s Mauricio Funes wins El Salvador election.
Mar 17, 2009,
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Reduce the Rate: Rev. Jesse Jackson joins movement against crippling rates on student loans. Madoff jailed after guilty plea. Fed: U.S. families lost record 18 percent of wealth in 2008. Shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist sentenced to 3 years. Obama conditions Palestinian aid on recognizing Israel’s “right to exist.” Hersh: Bush admin ran “executive assassination ring.” Business, labor groups clash over legislation to ease workers’ barriers to forming unions. Check the REAL news here!
Mar 13, 2009,
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