Abusing Prisoners Decreases Public Safety –An interview with educator, author and former prisoner Shawn Griffith

        Abusing Prisoners Decreases Public Safety Abusing Prisoners Decreases Public Safety   –An interview with author and former prisoner Shawn Griffith       By Angola 3 News       If given the attention it deserves, an important new book is certain to make significant contributions to the public discussions of […]

Who are you?

  We are the ones who refused to be captured in Afrika without a fight, who staged daring raids on enemy supply lines and brought our nationals back to freedom. We are the ones the enemy calls, “criminals,” “terrorists,” “gangs,” “militants,” “leftists,” “separatists,” “radicals,” “feminists,” “worst of the worst,” “America’s Most Wanted” and enemy combatants. […]

Contemplations in a Holding Tank

How much can a brother take, as I’m sitting in this holding tank. On my way from New Folsom State, it’s pitiful to think how low we’ve sank. I look out of the 2×4 cage, at the merciless faces of these devils CDC’s finest are paid, to reduce men to a sub-human level. The information […]

Alton School District stands by decision to have 8-year-old girl handcuffed

  http://www.kmov.com/templates/belo_embedWrapper.js? Alton school officials and Alton Police stand by the decision to place an 8-year-old girl in handcuffs after allegedly throwing a tantrum Tuesday. LoveJoy Elementary School said as a last resort they sometimes have to involve law enforcement. However, the school said it is rare for them to involve police in these types […]

Prison vs. Education Powerpoint

http://www.sundiataacoli.org/wp-content/uploads/Prison-v.-Education-presentation.pptx This power point presentation was created to help people better  understand what is going on with the prison system.  The presentation  contains 47 slides which are made up of graphs and images that depict  the rise of men, women, juveniles and seniors behind bars.  We also take  a closer look at the expansion and […]

50 Shades of BROWN: A personal examination of Black-Latino tensions

50 Shades of BROWN: A personal examination of Black-Latino tensions – and why it must stop By: Katia Bolero Roma theCAMPUS December 10, 2012 http://www.ccnycampus.org “Ignorant Spanish bitch.” That was what he called me, and his cutting words hurt. Why didn’t this guy understand that one of the many rivers of blood flowing through my veins is […]

Black Child’s Pledge

I pledge allegiance to my Black People. I pledge to develop my mind and body to the greatest extent possible. I will learn all that I can in order to give my best to my People in their struggle for liberation. I will keep myself physically fit, building a strong body free from drugs and […]

Have We “Put It All Behind Us”? Wages of COINTELPRO Still Evident in Omaha Black Panther Case

source url: http://bad.eserver.org/issues/2004/71/churchill.html In 1975, an investigating committee headed by Senator Frank Church found that COINTELPRO had, from start to finish, been no more than “a sophisticated vigilante operation…fraught with illegality.” Ward Churchill Issue #71, December 2004 In 1980, former FBI Director L. Patrick Grey and Edward S. Miller, one-time head of Squad 47, the […]

Black Militancy: Notes From the Underground

If one were to examine closely the hegemonic discourses of black American history, one would be surprised to find a long history of militant armed struggle. Slave rebellions, urban “guerilla” insurgencies, rural defense leagues, are all part of a tapestry of black militant rebellion to subjugation.  Rashad Shabazz Issue #71, December 2004 If one were to […]

Compassionate release for Lynne Stewart now!

source url: http://sfbayview.com/2013/compassionate-release-for-lynne-stewart-now/ by Lynne Stewart A worldwide embrace to all of the thousands of people who helped me [by signing the petition for her compassionate release – to sign, go to LynneStewart.org]! As my hero said, we are motivated by great feelings of love and compassion, and I am fortunate to be the beneficiary […]