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Egypt revolution youth form national coalition
by Salma Shukrallah In Alexandria, Egypt, on July 27, 2010, riot police surround supporters of Khaled Said, one carrying a poster with his picture, after the trial of the two Egyptian policemen,...
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Tens of thousands liberate state Capitol in Madison
by Bryan G. Pfeifer The people showed their power this week at the state Capitol in Madison, Wisc. This photo was taken Thursday, Feb. 17. Madison, Wis. – Since Feb. 14, tens of thousands of students,...
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Global and local people power unites
by Carol Harvey San Francisco – December 2010 Tunisian civil resistance erupted when a poverty-stricken college grad, Mohamed Bouazizi, unable to find work, harassed by “authorities” while selling...
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Blues man: an interview wit’ Oakland’s Augusta Collins
by Minister of Information JR Augusta Collins M.O.I. JR: How did you get into playing music? How long have you been playing the guitar? Augusta Collins: Well, my uncles and cousins would come by my...
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Shut up and play? Patriotism, jock culture and the limits of free speech
by Dave Zirin In the aftermath of Osama bin Laden’s assassination, the sports world embraced the public eruption of patriotism. From the spontaneous cheers of 40,000 fans in Philly to amped “Military...
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Rwanda admits force used in anti-thatch campaign
by Survival International A Batwa “pygmy” family stand in front of their home. The roof was dismantled by local authorities under a scheme to eradicate all thatched housing in Rwanda. – Photo: ©...
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Newlyweds: Expanding the sound of Oakland
by Minister of Information JR Oakland has been always full of talent. If you didn’t know, it was the home of the Black Panther Party, Andre Ward, Too Short, Bill Russell, Huey P. Newton, Toni Tony...
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‘Yes Her Do’: an interview wit’ Frisco rapper Madam T
by Minister of Information JR I came into contact with Madam T’s music first through Facebook, although we both live in Oakland. I was impressed with her business sense off of the mic: sound,...
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Letters from Hugo Pinell and other hunger strikers – Rally to support the...
Rally to support the hunger strikers Monday, July 18, 12-3 p.m., 1515 S St., Sacramento, at the headquarters of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation called by families of the...
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London liberators must be praised
by Green Charter Movement Press in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina infamously depicted Blacks as "looters" while whites "found" food. Since the beginning of the seizure of police stations and army...
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Black ‘Occupy’ protesters start ‘Occupy the Hood’
Supporting Occupy Wall Street, Occupy the Hood seeks to recruit, educate Blacks and Latinos by Darren Sands Occupy Oakland’s first order of business on its opening day, Monday, Oct. 10, was to rename...
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Malik Rhasaan: Expanding occupation to the hood
by Amity Paye Occupy the Hood founder Malik Rhasaan, left, United States Marine Corps. Sgt. Shamar Thomas and Preach are pictured after a meeting with public housing residents to discuss coordinating...
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Bringing stop and frisk to SF?
by Alex Schmaus and Sid Patel A rainbow of San Franciscans packed the steps of City Hall July 17 to protest Mayor Ed Lee’s proposal to bring stop and frisk to the City. Yet that same afternoon, Lee...
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Outsiders EXPECT burning tires in Haiti … not accurate reporting
by Kevin Pina Friday, Sept. 21, saw yet another in a series of large demonstrations across Haiti. The largest protests were registered in Cap Haitien and La Cayes, Haiti’s second and third largest...
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Roy Clay, Black Godfather of Silicon Valley
by Andrew Bozeman Many accomplishments of African Americans tend to be erased or buried by mainstream historians. On one hand, successful sports and entertainment figures are idolized as we celebrate...
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The rich ride for free, the po’ get po’liced: Mayor Lee orders Muni sweeps
by Tiny aka Lisa Gray-Garcia “People are evading their fares. We are only here because the mayor wants to cut down on all the crime,” Officer Carrasco barked at me, while issuing a citation for alleged...
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What is happening in Venezuela?
by Miguel Tinker Salas On Feb. 12, Venezuelan Youth Day and the commemoration of the independence battle of La Victoria, some university students and traditional conservative opposition groups took to...
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Rainbow PUSH Coalition launches new Digital Inclusion initiative in Silicon...
by Pastor Joseph Bryant and Butch Wing Rev. Jesse Jackson led a delegation to the Hewlett Packard annual shareholder meeting on March 19, calling attention to the lack of minority inclusion in Silicon...
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Using Twitter to challenge Twitter on workforce inclusion-diversity data
UPDATE: Twitter releases workforce data “Creative social media mass action matters. Our campaign with Color of Change has resulted in Twitter’s decision to release their data,” Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr....
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Fire destroys Michael Brown memorial, some residents cry arson
by April V. Taylor The world famous memorial for Mike Brown, before and after the Sept. 23 fire. This memorial is at the curb; another remains in the middle of the street, where Mike was murdered by...
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