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R.I.P. Black Harlem?

On January 5th, the New York Times published a story entitled “As Population Shifts in Harlem, Blacks Lose...

R.I.P. Black Harlem?
posted on: Feb 1, 2010 | author: Dumi Eyi di Yiye

Post Racial – Only for the liberals!!

For those of us who view racial consciousness as a pathway for the development of the black community these have been...

Post Racial – Only for the liberals!!
posted on: Jan 27, 2010 | author: Kamau Franklin

Brother Javad Jahi

We will never forget our Brother, Comrade and friend Javad. Brother Javad Jahi rises in...

Brother Javad Jahi
posted on: Dec 12, 2009 | author: MXGM

Herman Bell on Torture and Isolation

When imprisoned, and placed in an isolation unit, at some point you begin to live inside yourself, assessing and...

Herman Bell on Torture and Isolation
posted on: Dec 12, 2008 | author: Herman Bell

Miriam Makeba Lives

This morning I awoke to the news of the tragic death of Mama Africa Mama Miriam Makeba.  To many Africans in the...

Miriam Makeba Lives
posted on: Nov 11, 2008 | author: Lumumba Akinwole-Bandele

The Hold Up

If you’ve been watching the news and the hysteria that they are putting out there, I hope this piece puts out...

The Hold Up
posted on: Nov 10, 2008 | author: Asere Bello

To my people, on the occasion of your...

In my two and a half decades on this planet, i’ve never seen you so happy, so elated, so joyous. And while neither...

To my people, on the occasion of your unprecedented happiness
posted on: Nov 6, 2008 | author: Amari Sekou

The Jena 6, One Year Later

The way I see thing’s today, we have 6 cases of Jena 1’s rather than 1 case of Jena 6 (like it was...

The Jena 6, One Year Later
posted on: Sep 27, 2008 | author: MXGM

Reflecting on Churne (from Mutulu Sha...

Allah God gives us companions early in life. “Brother” has been my uncle, comrade and friend; he’s...

Reflecting on Churne (from Mutulu Shakur)
posted on: Aug 25, 2008 | author: Mutulu Shakur

Jena, Resistance and Self Defense

One of the main implications of the case of the Jena 6 is one that has sent countless activists to prison. The...

Jena, Resistance and Self Defense
posted on: Oct 9, 2007 | author: Lumumba Akinwole-Bandele

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