Closing Jails One Playground at a Tim...
Yesterday, we achieved another victory with the closing of a “jail” on the playground of a local housing...
R.I.P. Black Harlem?
On January 5th, the New York Times published a story entitled “As Population Shifts in Harlem, Blacks Lose...
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...
Brother Javad Jahi
We will never forget our Brother, Comrade and friend Javad. Brother Javad Jahi rises in...
It’s NOT about Van Jones. It...
Over the Labor Day weekend, Van Jones, a member of the hip-hop generation and special advisor for green jobs at the...
Life, Health Care, Prison and Cutting...
Health care costs are soaring and have become unaffordable for many families.It is no different for the Prison...
African, Asian, Latin American Majori...
On its face, Naomi Klein’s article, “Minority Death Match,”[1] does a disservice to both the movements for...
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...
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...
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...



