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After Two Years: The War For Freedom
On May 29, 2012 the U.S. Supreme Court sent an innocent man, me, Lorenzo Johnson, back to prison for Life. This decision took place without the U.S. Supreme Court utilizing its normal proceedings. My Legal… Full Transcript
Yuri Kochiyama
Her name was Yuri, a Japanese woman born in the United States. I hesitate to call her a Japanese-American, for to do so suggests she was a citizen. In light of how she, her family… Full Transcript
Signs of the Times
Capital
Wild In The Streets
Imagine that a group of men ran into a business, robbed it to the tune of $100,000.00, pulled guns on them, sexually assaulted a woman, and even stole food from them, before departing and vanishing.… Full Transcript
A Woman Called Maya 1928-2014
Dr. Vincent Harding: A Griot Falls
In West African societies, a Griot holds a special, almost sacred place in the life of the nation. That’s because he is one who holds in memory the history of the nation, its battles, its… Full Transcript
Condemned
Elombe Brath Presente!
Elombe Brath, long-time Black Nationalist organizer and activist, has made his transition after a long career in the Black Freedom Movement. Elombe, 77, made his passage on May 19th, a day not without irony, for… Full Transcript
Interview With Albert Woodfox (18:40) 2005
Interview with Albert Woodfox by Noelle Hanrahan
Pain and Rage in Chiapas
Since 1994, the emergence and persistence of the Zapatista Movement has been a pain in the side of the Mexican state. An indigenous, women-commanded, revolutionary army was a nightmare for the globalist, NAFTA-era business servants… Full Transcript
An Important Message
Brown at 60
It has been 60 years since the US Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education, outlawing segregated educational systems. 60 years – my entire life – and today, schools are still segregated, if not… Full Transcript
The Racist Rich
When news broke of the comments of a wealthy NBA owner to his lover, it made me feel queasy. That’s because some things should remain private, especially between lovers. It’s not the business of the… Full Transcript
May 13th 1985 Meanings
The War Within (Nigeria)
Bird-Dogging Bergdahl
For the American captive of the Taliban, U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the homecoming he has long dreamed of may be more bitter than sweet. For, on the day of the announcement of his release… Full Transcript
Boko Loco
The stealing of hundreds of girls from northern Nigerian families, schools and villages – in the name of God – for slavery, no less! – is the triumph of madness over reason. This, the latest… Full Transcript