Demonstrating Respect
Throughout much of modern American history, the seasons of mass demonstrations has been spring and summer. Look at old black and white photos of the antiwar, civil rights and black power demonstrations of the 1960s… Full Transcript
A Message to the Youth & Movement in the Streets
First and foremost, let me salute and hail up all of you, young and not so young men, women and teenagers who have taken to the streets against killer cops and government repression. This is… Full Transcript
Grand Jury Jammed
As demonstrations erupt in city after city in protest against the Ferguson (Missouri) grand jury’s failure to return an indictment against a local cop there, I can’t help but be amazed, by the paucity of… Full Transcript
Immunity Too Kill
It’s not a coincidence that minorities are killed by police at an alarming rate, with simply no regard for human rights. Not having safeguards in place when an unarmed person is killed, gives the police… Full Transcript
Ferguson’s Protest Signs
The signs of protesters are telling. Their signs can be filled with messages of love, humor, guidance, warning, threats or inspiration. The signs of protesters also can show the degree of socio-political consciousness of the… Full Transcript
Beyond Rotten Apples and Broken Windows
The massive demonstrations rocking U.S. cities from coast to coast are loud and visible reflections of the deep anger and antipathy rising up against the long and bloody train of police terrorism. If you have… Full Transcript
Death for a Cigarette
The name Eric Garner is now enshrined in the grim annals of history. It joins Mike Brown, Rahmarley Graham, Alan Blueford, Dontre Hamilton, Tamir Rice, and thousands of others, who were murdered by those their… Full Transcript
Operation Restore Trust?
The flames of Ferguson have eaten their fill, and its eerie glow has cast light on how impotent are the Black political class, who cannot solve a problem that is a bane of Black existence.… Full Transcript
Ferguson’s Fall Out
Protests in over 170 cities; demonstrations during dozens of Black Friday sales, with demands to not spend Black America’s money on mindless materialism, while millions mourn. The police killing of teenaged Mike Brown, and the… Full Transcript
PA Politicians Pass Mumia Gag Law
These crass, opportunistic politicians in Pennsylvania are at it again this mid-term election cycle. In an attempt to curry favor from the Fraternal Order of Police (F.O.P.) and conservative voters, Pennsylvania’s Governor Tom Corbett, Department… Full Transcript
Mexico State of Corruption: State of Terror
The disappearance of 43 students in Mexico, made possible by the deep corruption of politicians and police, has rocked the nation in ways not seen since 1968. Then, as now, students protesting the failures and… Full Transcript
The Missing Ones (Los Desaparecidos)
In Mexico, fires are burning. I mean this metaphorically — and literally. For thousands of youth feel the heated indignation against their corrupt government, as shown by their Oct. 13th protest and the firing of… Full Transcript
The Troy Davis Tragedy
The name of Troy Davis is known to most of us, largely because of media coverage. But the details of his epic struggle, and the denial of the courts (state and federal) to seriously hear… Full Transcript
A Tale of Two Oppressed Communities
At first glance, the communities of Ferguson, in Missouri, and of Gaza, in the Israeli Occupied Territories, share virtually nothing in common. One is situated in the richest country on earth. The other sits on… Full Transcript
Ferguson & The Failure of Black Politics
The stark and moving images arising from the violence, repression and resistance of Ferguson, Missouri, continue to percolate throughout national and global consciousness. If, as the old saying goes, ‘a picture is worth a thousand… Full Transcript
Lost Opportunities
Thanks to the corporate media, Ferguson, Missouri, has been all but forgotten. Other sensationalist fare now fills the air, with empty fluff about missing white women, snuff videos and other mindlessness to further inflame public… Full Transcript
Post Ferguson
As the body of Michael “Mike “- Brown is consigned to the earth, network newscasters and broadcasters are packing their gear, canceling their hotel rooms, and setting their sights on new wonders, new images and… Full Transcript
The Real Outside Agitators
As the days and nights of angry resistance rage on in Ferguson, Missouri, the corporate media embarks on its newest campaign: the proposed banning of “outside agitators”. It is ironic in the extreme to hear… Full Transcript
War and False Peace
The scenes of the last few days in the town of Ferguson, Missouri, have pulled the covers off of how Blacks and cops interact in modern-day America. In words and deeds, it reveals a state… Full Transcript
Meinen Freunden! Wie Gehts! Bewegung! For tens of thousands of young people in America, protests against police violence and state terrorism is the order of the day. They take to the streets every day, no… Full Transcript