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Monthly Archives: September 2019
Starr King Elementary, segregation and wealth: The politics of liberal San Francisco’s ‘separate but...
Segregation happens when people in power, many of whom identify as liberal, diminish the opportunities of those most in need through the redirection of resources.
Rattling the bars with Eddie Conway: Government targeting of Black activists reminiscent of COINTELPRO
In October 2017, a leaked memo entitled, “Black Identity Extremist Intelligent Assessment” revealed a government surveillance program targeting black activist liberation movements.
Rattling the bars with Eddie Conway: H. Rap Brown, now Jamil Abdullah El-Amin, challenges...
Today, we want to look at the case of formerly known as H. Rap Brown, now known as Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin. We’re going to talk to his son about his case and see what’s going on with him.
Deep reflections for a world on fire: A review of two books by Victor...
We live in revolutionary times, by virtue of the fact that “moderate” reforms are totally inadequate to the planetary crisis we face.
New evidence of innocence spurs two court filings for Mumia Abu-Jamal
“Hopefully, Mumia will get a re-trial and the truth will finally get told. We await his release from hell.”
Public Housing for All
With Public Housing for All – and a system growing larger year by year – we can begin to guarantee a right to shelter.
The Haitian-based film ‘Lalo’s House’ screens at Oakland Film Fest
“Lalo’s House” is the story of human trafficking in Haiti, which is the favorite playground of Jeffrey Epstein’s bestie, former U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Wealth hoarders listen, learn and collaborate with poor, unhoused and indigenous peoples to launch...
People with race, class and/or formal education privilege collaborate with very low and no-income people to formally launch a ‘fund’ for reparations Saturday, Sept. 7, 1 p.m., at Homefulness, 8032 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland
United Nations intervention urgently needed to stop colonial carnage in West Papua
If the world and international media ignores West Papua now, the Indonesian security services may turn it into a bloodbath.
New signs trigger confusion about Treasure Island toxins
At a June 18, 2019, Treasure Island meeting, a worried mother reported that her townhouse facade had sprouted a metal sign bearing a frightening message: “This area contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.”
AB 5 would put California’s Black Newspapers out of print
Dear Gov. Newsom and California legislators, we are asking each of you to search your hearts, look beyond blind spots, step in and do the one thing that will prevent Assembly Bill 5 from putting the Black press in California out of business.
Air District reverses prior support for India Basin Development Project due to ‘unacceptable’ air...
In response to community demands, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has just sent a letter to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors stating that the air pollution that would be caused by the India Basin Mixed Use Development Project “is unacceptable.”
Controlling our narrative: The UBF 100 Prisoner Book Publishing Project
“We are bringing to life the stories of our voiceless ... by publishing their untold stories in the hopes of discovering real solutions to the constant struggles our communities face.”
Asante sana, Ayesha and Stephen!
In July, the Currys launched their new Eat.Learn.Play Foundation to continue supporting the youth in the city they’ve called home for the past decade.
Officials ignored warnings before massive ‘gladiator fight’ at Soledad State Prison in California
“The [Office of Inspector General] is over there watching these men kill themselves and they’re OK with it.”
Friday the 13th: Burn Day for Biden’s Crime Bill
Biden's Crime Bill: “Unless we do something about that cadre of young people, thousands of them born out of wedlock without parents, without any conscience developing, they will or a portion of them will become the predators 15 years from now.”
Lost in the system
I will continue to be lost in the system. Your help in my liberation as a changed, conscious man is imperative.
Foreign aid for Rwanda, suffering for Rwandans and Congolese
Asked how Kagame fits all the money gained by plundering Congo’s immense resources into his budget, David Himbara, a former member of Kagame’s cabinet, replied, “DR Congo money does not go into the Rwandan economy. The loot goes into offshore accounts of Crystal Ventures Ltd and its owner, Kagame.”
Include LWOP (Life Without Parole) in California resentencing regulations – hearing Sept. 4
Advocates, including LWOP prisoner family members, friends and lawyers seeking to end this cruel sentence will speak publicly at the C-ROB (California Rehabilitation Oversight Board)meeting in Sacramento this Wednesday, urging CDCR Secretary Diaz to allow people serving LWOP to be eligible for this process.
Court rally Sept. 13: Prevent the public lynching of Vaughn 17 heroes who ‘laid...
Jarreau Ayers and Dwayne Staats, already incarcerated under the hopeless sentence of life without parole, took it upon themselves to admit to involvement to prevent the rest of their comrades being found unjustifiably guilty, which led to success – not guilty verdicts or their charges being dropped.