Protest At Your Local I.C.E. Offices

Via Brownfemipower
EMERGENCY CALL TO ACTION
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND at 4:00 PM
JOIN US IN PROTESTS AT I.C.E. OFFICES ACROSS THE NATION !
In DETROIT: Joins us in front of the I.C.E. Office At East Jefferson Ave
& Mount Elliot at 4:00PM
It is imperative that we send a message to I.C.E., President Bush and the upcoming Democratic Party Convention that [...]

LaVena Johnson Update

Via Waveflux, an interview with John Johnson, LaVena Johnson’s father, on NPR’s Tell Me More program.

U.S. House of Representatives Apologize for Slavery

So, yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives officially apologized for slavery, Jim Crow laws, and other mistreatments of black folks in the United States. The apology was the result of the Cohen Resolution, H. Res 194, first introduced in February of 2007, and approved by voice vote. Here’s the text of the final resolution:
Whereas millions [...]

Jay Smooth On How To Tell People They Sound Racist

Couldn’t have said it any better.

LaVena Johnson Petitions and Actions

If you aren’t familiar with the LaVena Johnson case, you should spend some time at The Pfc. Lavena Johnson Petition Blog, Shakesville, What About Our Daughters, and Electronic Village for information on this travesty of justice.
From Wikidedia
Johnson’s death was officially ruled a suicide by the army. However, her father became suspicious when he saw [...]

On CNN’s “Black in America” Special Report

Not feeling it. Just not. I’m hesitant to even watch any more of it. It all just seems to be more parading over-exaggerated black folk pathology than anything else. That’s not helpful. It may be good for ratings, but it’s not helpful. I’m sick of all of these “special reports” that seem to do nothing [...]

Taking on Fox News

Color of Change, MoveOn, and Nas are going after Fox News.
I can’t wait to see how they respond to this.
See also, Nas on the Colbert Report.
The only problem I see with this alliance is that Nas is an artist that can be used to easily scare up a backlash. Nas addresses the hypocrisy inherent [...]

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