Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

UNCLE TOMS AND OTHER PATHOLOGIES IN POST SLAVERY AMERICA

By Greg Thrasher Of  late in the terrain of social commentary there has been a resurgence of the topic of internal racial themes within Black America. One of the themes has been the discussion of class and Black personalities like … Continue reading

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“FREE JAY BIRD;” GIBSON TRIAL CONTINUES MAR. 15-18, WRAP-UP DUE MAR. 22

EARLIER ARRESTS IN UNDER PROTEST GIBSON ON PHONE DURING 911 CALL NEIGHBOR KEPT, DISASSEMBLED GUN NO GSR EVIDENCE RE: GIBSON VIDEOS APPEAR TO BE CUT OFF By Diane Bukowski  (Ed. note: an individual identifying themselves as a “good friend” of … Continue reading

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EYEWITNESSES CONTRADICT COP TESTIMONY IN GIBSON TRIAL

Exclusive VOD interview By Diane Bukowski DETROIT – Exclusive interviews with eyewitnesses to the arrest of Jason Gibson in 2009, which police testified about Mar. 18, during his trial for the murder of Officer Brian Huff last year, completely contradict … Continue reading

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BOBB/ADAMS PLAN FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS: DPS LOSES $121.6 MILLION IN STATE AID IN 2012, PRIVATE COS. PROFIT

                                                                                                                          Students and others get ready to protest Bing’s state of the city address last year  PART TWO: DPS KATRINA By Diane Bukowski On Sat. Mar. 12, at an unpublicized Board of Education finance committee meeting, DPS czar Robert Bobb … Continue reading

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BETRAYAL AT 1600: AMERICA’S FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT INVADES AFRICA

U.S. missile strikes Libya; at least 84 people have been killed so far.  By Don DeBar  Over the objection of the African Union, US attacks Libya March 20, 2011 at 4:24am http://dondebar.blogspot.com Posted on the Black List Pub at http://theblacklistpub.ning.com/. … Continue reading

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DETROITERS DEMAND END TO UTILITY SHUT-OFS

By Shannon Jones 14 March 2011 (Photos and story from Red Quixote website, courtesy of the Coalition Against Utility Shut-offs and http://wsws.org.) On March 12, the Committee Against Utility Shutoffs (CAUS) held a spirited demonstration down Dexter Avenue in Detroit … Continue reading

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REMEMBERING AIYANA

(Ed.: I just found this profound outpouring of sorrow and anger over the murder of Aiyana Stanley-Jones by Detroit Police last May 16, on a blogspot called  Owl’s Asylum (header above) Go to http://owlasylum.net/?p=253 for this page. It is sad that Aiyana’s death sparked … Continue reading

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JUSTICE FOR AIYANA, BAN SNYDER FROM GRADUATION

  The following letter was sent by Roland Lawrence, chair of the Justice for Aiyana Jones Committee, to the UM Board of Regents; it also calls for city-wide observations in commemoration of Aiyana’ death on May 16, the one-year anniversary. … Continue reading

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DPS KATRINA: STATE DEFICIT PLAN, CHARTER SCHOOLS

    Student pictures recovered after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans  By Diane Bukowski PART ONE: Revised Deficit Elimination Plan NEARLY $1 BILLION TO THE BANKS IN 2 YEARS; ONLY $297 MILLION IN SAVINGS FROM CUTS OVER THREE YEARS  DETROIT – … Continue reading

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STOP THE U.S./U.N. WAR ON LIBYA!

Click here for a list of protests. Your help is needed to make March 19 a successful day of action to resist the war machine. Please make a generous donation today. Click here to donate. Only the people can stop … Continue reading

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