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‘At the United Nations, the flag of human rights still flies at half-mast’
For nearly 80 years, US officials at the UN have reliably and loyally raised their hands to veto any resolution to prevent or limit genocide when that resolution challenges US or Israel’s dominance.
International civilian aid flotilla to break the siege of Gaza
“When governments fail, we sail!”
Jinho ‘Piper’ shines in solo play ‘Black Men Everywhere!’
"Black Men Everywhere!" discusses the lives of Black men and the terror they face
Horror and hope in Haiti after 20 years of occupation
In the face of repression that has driven hundreds of thousands from their homes, the Haitian people continue to defend their communities and to build new institutions, such as free clinics, cooperatives and schools. The time for solidarity is now.
Palestinian organizers protest Navy vessel said to be headed to Israel
The protest was intended to stop the ship’s departure and denounce former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s press conference celebrating the ship’s maiden voyage.
Comrade George, Gaza and the Black Community
How many of us are finding out about the Black community in the Gaza Strip for the first time now?
‘The Wiz’ returns: There’s no place like the Ruth Williams Bayview Opera House
The Bayview Opera House beat to the rhythm of "The Wiz."
The current state of reparations: case studies from key American cities
The demand for reparations is not merely a call for monetary compensation; it is a fight for recognition and justice and for the country to live up to its ideals of equality and liberty
The one state reality
The effort to link the apartheid label to the production of a global cultural boycott comparable to that faced by South Africa is both the most plausible theory of change and the primary objective of the BDS movement.
Released Palestinians reveal horrors in Israeli prisons
Many released prisoners spoke about how their joy at being released was incomplete given the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza and the fact that they left comrades behind in Israel’s chambers of horror.
NAACP 10th annual Freedom Fund gala presents new generation of Black leadership
"The event not only celebrated, but also honored eight local individuals who have been making outstanding contributions to the cause of full democracy and equal opportunities for all"
Ruchell Cinque Magee has joined the ancestors
Ruchell Cinque Magee joined the ancestors Oct. 17, 2023, after only 81 days of freedom.
The Peacock Lounge revitalizes itself with Jazz Fridays
Black music is gaining a new foothold with the revamped Peacock Lounge and Gold Room.
Diamonds drenched in blood: Unmasking Israel’s role in the Congolese crisis
The Israeli diamond industry garners prestigious accolades and recognition at home -- starkly contrasting with its role in fueling conflict and destabilization in resource-rich nations like the Congo.
Mumia on Gaza: War against the fleas
The Palestinians are the indigenous people of the region. They are thus equivalent to the Navajo, Apache and Seminoles of the West, subjected to the settler colonialism of the invaders. It is they who have a right to exist.
Urban Alchemy, a model for hope in San Francisco’s street team landscape
What sets Urban Alchemy apart is its composition of long-term offenders who have experienced the same conditions they now seek to improve.
Child hands and legs and memory: two poems on Palestine
Not wanting to be one of the missing
or one of the unable-to-be-identified killed, the little girl wrote on the inside of her palm in neat Arabic script, “If my hand survived, this is my name,” before she was slain.
Operation Al Aqsa Flood: Palestine, Israel and Resistance
It is no secret that the U.S. is doing everything in its power to thwart the emerging multipolar world order where the vision is less wealth inequality globally and locally inside countries and less big power interference in the domestic affairs of smaller countries.
The LAPD vs. Black Panther Party shootout of Dec. 8, 1969
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party, former BPP member Bruce Richard recalled his experience in the Los Angeles chapter which culminated in a shootout. This October, Black Panther History Month 2023, is the right time to revisit that revolutionary history.
Palestine’s Trail of Tears
a Trail of Tears / stretched across time / from Native America / to Palestine