Democracy Now MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012 In 1965, Booker Wright, an African-American waiter in Greenwood, Mississippi, dared to be interviewed by NBC about racism in America, a decision that forever changed his and his family’s lives. Wright said during the interview, “I always learned to smile. The meaner the man be, the more you smile. [...]
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April 5th, 2012 By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan Democracynow.org “My name is Kenneth Chamberlain. This is my sworn testimony. White Plains police are going to come in here and kill me.” And that’s just what they did. In the early hours of Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, U.S. Marine veteran Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. accidentally hit [...] By Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times January 29, 2012 Reporting from Imbaseni, Tanzania — The fugitive shuffles to his computer and begins typing out his will. He is about to turn 71, and it is time. “My life,” he writes, “has been a wild and wicked ride….” All Pete O’Neal has amassed fits on two [...] Archaeologists find remains of port where hundreds of thousands of Africans were sold to plantation owners Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro guardian.co.uk, Friday 4 March 2011 09.17 EST It was one of the busiest slave ports in the Americas, a filthy, bustling harbour where hundreds of thousands of Africans were sold into a life [...] Tooth analysis shows Africans taken from wide area ranging from Sudan in the north-east to Mozambique in the south Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 20 December 2011 15.21 EST Locals called it the “cemetery of the new blacks”, but in truth it wasn’t much of a cemetery. Devoid of headstones, wreaths or [...] Watch Blood Coltan now! During this season of gift giving please remember that every new computerized, electronic item one purchases helps murder 500,000 Congolese residents a month. If you don’t believe me simply do the math. What is 6,000,000 murders divided by 12 years? Do Mama Afrika a favor and buy as many refurbished products [...] By ALLEN G. BREED and HOLBROOK MOHR 11/ 5/11 11:38 AM ET Huffington Post The FBI has announced that they are close to ending Civil Rights-era cold cases. The cases include murder cases in which there are no statute of limitations. So far the FBI have investigating 111 cases involving 124 deaths but are close [...] BBC NEWS 11 October 2011 Last updated at 10:18 ET In our series of viewpoints from African journalists, film-maker and columnist Farai Sevenzo asks why there are no memorials to those killed in Namibia during German colonial rule. According to The Namibian newspaper, there was a 2.8% decrease in the number of tourists visiting Namibia [...] Omali Yeshitela, Chairman of the African Socialist International, founder of the Uhuru Movement and leader of the Black is Back Coalition speaks at Occupy Wall Street in Oakland, California to the People of Color Caucus about struggles of African and Indigenous peoples against U.S. imperialism and Wall Street interests since its inception. Join the Black [...] Nobody has ever bought a jersey with the name Dewey Rader Bozella on it. There are no sneakers embossed with a DRB logo. Few people in the world of sports have ever heard of Dewey Rader Bozella. But a week from today, Dewey will step on stage at the ESPYs to speak. Naturally, he’s a [...] |
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