I come to this great magnificent house of worship tonight because my conscience leaves me no other choice. I join you in this meeting because I am in deepest agreement with the aims and work of the organization that brought us together, Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam…
Press Release – At a Press Conference at City Hall Friday, March 31, Mayor Bill DeBlasio made it official; he is putting the full weight of his administration behind the recommendation of an Independent Commission to close the notorious Rikers Island Jail.
By Sarah Lazare – A new coalition emerges. On April 4, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “Beyond Vietnam” speech in which he denounced the scourges of “poverty, racism, and militarism.” Exactly one year later, he was assassinated…
By Michael Harriot – One of the biggest bait and switches ever pulled on American citizens was the ruse of collectively shared farming. It was a simple but effective long con. Farmers and plantation owners convinced newly freed slaves and poor people to work a portion of their land in exchange for a share of the harvest.
By Tracy Jan – #BankBlack movement tries to invigorate the dwindling numbers of black-owned banks.
By Chris Arnade – Residents who know the ugliness of racial politics all too well blame automation, not immigrants, for the destruction and despair that Trump promised to fix.
By Tana Ganeva – In 2010, the FBI launched Next Generation Identification, a sprawling, complex program designed to use biometric tools like facial recognition, finger and palm prints, and iris scans in criminal investigations. At the time, privacy advocates worried that the FBI would collect and use the data without adequate oversight or privacy protections, especially given the rapid advances in facial recognition technology.
By Vijay Prashad – On February 22, Adam Purinton was at Austin’s Bar and Grill when he began to argue with two Indian men. “Get out of my country,” Purinton said to the two men, Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, and Alok Madasani, 32, both tech workers at…
The Basics for why Reparations Is a Necessary part of the Black Liberation Struggle. It is a silent presentation so that you can talk over the images. SOURCE: youtube.com/user/blackeducator S….
By By Hilton Als – He taught me that writing could be anything as long as it was emotionally and intellectually true.
By Shahid Buttar – The newest Smithsonian museum in Washington, DC — the National Museum of African American History and Culture — rightfully focuses on the horrors of slavery.
By Mehak Anwar – Most Americans know little about how the bail system targets, extorts and impoverishes the poor and communities of color.
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