Sunday, May 01, 2011

Let Freedom Ring!

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The main problem with waiting so long between what I call "real" blog posts is that they don't stop writing themselves in m...
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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Toshi Reagon: I Will Stand Next To You

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It's my birthday. I am now officially really old. My birthday message to each and all of you: I love you and I will stand next to ...
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Sunday, April 10, 2011

If Information is the Engine, Unity is the Fuel

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Activists protest in Atlanta after police killed 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston, November 2006. (W.A. Bridges Jr./Atlanta Journal-Constitut...
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Friday, April 08, 2011

When Old School Becomes Old Hat

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I'm old school. In fact, I'm darn near old as the hills. Next Thursday, I'm going to hit one of those landmark birthdays that i...
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Friday, March 25, 2011

Siji: Yearning for Home

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I haven't blogged for a minute and my plate, as usual, is busy dropping figurative food all over the floor of my agenda. I'm prepar...
Friday, March 18, 2011

Justice Roars!

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Every now and again, I blog about a blog. And that's what I'm doing today. I had been vaguely aware of The Louisiana Justice Instit...
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Dr. James Cone on Christianity and White Supremacy

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Please allow me to introduce to any of you who are unaware of this brilliant man Dr. James Hal Cone , the Charles Augustus Briggs Distin...
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Monday, March 07, 2011

On This Day in History

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On March 7, 1932, according to This Week in History , a publication of PeaceButtons.info , a Ford [Motor Company] Hunger March began on Detr...
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Sunday, March 06, 2011

Mardi Gras!

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It's Mardi Gras in Louisiana, folks, and this makes my fourth year here without going to New Orleans, only 45 miles away. It's been ...
Saturday, March 05, 2011

Happy birthday, Albert Woodfox!

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I had heard of the Angola 3 before moving to Louisiana more than three years ago. Even so, I didn't immediately think to plug into the ...
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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Lenore J. Daniels: To Fellow Travelers Who Have Considered Suicide When Resistance Is Enough

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As circumstances personal and political, on my job and in the world arena increasingly unfold in ways that threaten the stability of my own ...
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Monday, February 14, 2011

Gonna Have A Good Day!

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One of my faithful readers turned me onto Nappy Roots last night and I've been humming this song ever since. So, because it's Vale...
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Friday, February 11, 2011

Black History Month in America

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It's "Black History Month" in the United States again . So we'll be inundated with various performances and presentations...
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Sunday, February 06, 2011

Questions For Those Who Fear The Truth

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The other day, a student admitted to me that she's been a "Republican and a Catholic all her life" and that, everyday now, she...
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Saturday, February 05, 2011

Dr. Watkins, I Presume

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One of my Faithful Readers who also happens to be one of my most Faithful Suppliers of interesting information turned me on this week to Dr....
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Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Celebrate Black History Month With Books!

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Here's an opportunity you won't get everyday. The folks at NorthParan.com have launched their new website by offering to give a chi...
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Sunday, January 30, 2011

What Freedom Looks Like On A Human Face

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2011 is turning out to be a very energetic year already. In one country after another, there is motion. In South Sudan , 99% of the voters f...
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Saturday, January 29, 2011

Charlotte O'Neal: The Red Cockatoo Feathers

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I was cruising the blogosphere the last couple of days on a journey of discovery. If you slide down my blogroll, you'll find a number of...
Friday, January 28, 2011

Obama's got jokes?

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Stepping up pressure on a stalwart but flawed Middle East ally, President Barack Obama said he personally told Egypt'...
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Whatever Happened To The Jackal?

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I just learned that the infamous prison on Riker's Island in New York City holds 14,000 prisoners, about three times as many as Angola ...