by Kijana Tashiri Askari, Yafeu Iyapo, Baridi Yero and Ifoma M. Kambon Due to the litany of contradictions that we as an oppressed people are confronted with, it is easy for us to focus solely on the problem and lose sight of formulating concrete solutions to our problems. The current discussions that are centered around the revisions to the gang […]
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AlterNet / By Stephen Hartnett Debates about the death penalty are as old as the nation itself. Photo Credit: Antonio Abrignani/ Shutterstock.com March 28, 2013 | On March 15, 2013 Maryland became the sixth state in the U.S. to either abolish the death penalty or to impose a moratorium upon its use, joining Illinois […]
Well for those that do not know, Nat Turner was born in Southampton, Virginia on 2nd October, 1800. Nat, the son of slaves, was the property of Benjamin Turner, a prosperous plantation owner (in those days, the slaves always took on the surname of their latest slave master). Nat’s mother and grandmother had been […]
400 Years Without a Comb studies the effect the denial of sufficient hair care tools had on African slaves in America. Willie Morrow has written more than 5 books and created more than 20 videos on barbering, styling, and the history of Black hair. 400 Years Without a Comb locates the origin of the […]
This is just my observation. But in the work place when an black person is quiet and keeps to one self , I thinks this makes whites uneasy. Or when there are too many black employees together they find a way to break that up as well. I think black people freak white people out in […]
Marxism, Reparations and the Black Freedom Struggle An anthology of writings from Workers World newspaper from 1986 to 2007. Edited by Monica Moorehead. Includes: • Black farmers demand justice Monica Moorehead • Racism, National Oppression & Self-Determination Larry Holmes • Black Labor from Chattel Slavery to Wage Slavery Sam Marcy • Black Youth: Repression & Resistance LeiLani […]
A Discussion of Willie Lynch The following letter, attributed to Willie Lynch, is the fuel of much controversy; there are many who argue the text is a hoax designed to deepen misunderstanding between Anglo and African Americans. There is little doubt that the sentiments Lynch allegedly espouses are accurately reflective of pre-colonial America‘s attitude towards […]
† Criminal InJustice is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm. The PIC – Old School/New School 2 by nancy a heitzeg Last week CI […]
— Maya Schenwar by Maya Schenwar Angola Prison isn’t “even really a metaphor for slavery. Slavery is what’s going on.” The plantation prisons of Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas are the closest approximation to America’s peculiar institution - places where involuntary servitude is legal under the 13th Amendment. And like slaves, most Angola prisoners will die […]
“If the rule of law is sound, it protects the poor and it protects the vulnerable. But if corruption creeps in and people don’t have the opportunity to have that protection of the rule of law, then if you can use violence, if you can use violence with impunity, you can reach out and harvest the vulnerable into slavery…”
