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Police State; Racism
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David A. Love | 08.08.2008
We have made some progress since the ugly incidents in Jena, La. But we still have a long way to go to make the noose a thing of the past....on Feb. 19, 2008, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly said on his radio program: "I don't want to go on a lynching party against Michelle Obama unless there's evidence, hard facts, that say this is how the woman really feels. If that's how she really feels — that America is a bad country or a flawed nation, whatever — then that's legit. We'll track it down." We should have zero tolerance for nooses in America. And lynching is not a metaphor to be thrown around lightly. Some 3,500 blacks were lynched in this country between 1882 and 1968. This should not be the stuff of pranks or cranks. RELATED: 21 year-old Baron Pikes, cousin of Jena 6 defendant Mychal Bell, tasered to death while handcuffed, Democracy Now! II The embedded video is the trailer for the 2007 film The Jena 6, by Big Noise Films. One year after Jena tree was cut, little progress has been made
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Mumia Abu-Jamal | 07.19.2008
With the news that Nelson Mandela, former South African president, was, until some scant days ago, on a U.S. government terrorist watch list, comes knowledge of how false and political such a process is. The new Mayor, Michael Nutter, an African American, has taken no action against them as a result of the trial. In fact, he has said nothing publicly about the McKenna/Carnation victory. Instead Philadelphia's solicitor told the media that the city is disappointed and will investigate legal opportunities to challenge the verdict. By its inaction Philadelphia continues to protect racist officers, fostering a climate of intimidation that no doubt contributed to the May 5th 2008 beatings. posted by: Jeff Rousset begins: Apr 19, 10:00 am ends: Apr 19, 2:00 pm location: 6th and Market Free Mumia Now! Saturday, April 19th, 2008 10 am rally at 6th and Market 12 pm march to City Hall The full text of the Third US Circuit Court of Appeals' decision is online at the court's website on the home page and is Abu-Jamal v. Horn, Nos. 01-9014 & 02-9001. Ambro's dissent begins at page 77 of the 118 page opinion. The full text of the Third US Circuit Court of Appeals' decision is online at the court's website on the home page and is Abu-Jamal v. Horn, Nos. |
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