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MARY SHOEMAKE, THE PEOPLE’S WARRIOR

  “Do justly, love mercy and walk humbly in our God”   By Diane Bukowski DETROIT – As Agnes Hitchcock put it. “It was Mary Shoemake herself and the life she lived that made her funeral service so wonderfully inspiring.” … Continue reading

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BARROW FILES EMERGENCY APPEAL TO STATE SUPREME COURT

   From Tom Barrow  On November 3rd of last year, the city conducted its general election for mayor at which 120,951 votes were cast.  Afterwards, we asked for a recount of 500 of the 600 precincts comprising 114,718 of the votes … Continue reading

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FCC BREAKS OBAMA’S PROMISE ON NET NEUTRALITY

By Julia Rosenbaum, http://boldprogressives.org BREAKING: Minutes ago, the FCC — led by Obama appointee Julius Genachowski — sold out Net Neutrality and the future of free speech online. The rules — written by Comcast and AT&T, the companies the FCC … Continue reading

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GA PRISON STRIKE ENDS, PROGRESS MADE, STRUGGLE CONTINUES

   Dr. Boyce Watkins  Progress made, negotiations still underway, but national leadership should have done much more to support prisoners  By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Dec 18th 2010 6:12PM http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/12/18/georgia-prison-strike-comes-to-an-end-but-its-not-over-yet/ The heroic prison strike that took place in Georgia this … Continue reading

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BRADLEY MANNING AND THE AMERICAN SOUL . . .

Soldier in solitary confinement indefinitely, accused of aiding Wikileaks By Dr. Publico The American Tribune The ideal version of justice is that, before the law, a person is innocent until proven guilty.  But for those of us who have any … Continue reading

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CAN BLACK BECOME BEAUTIFUL AGAIN?

  Greg Thrasher BY GREG THRASHER We are approaching the end of another year and the promise of new one. In every venue across our nation the image of Black Americans has been painted and portrayed with anguish, pain,  and … Continue reading

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GA PRISONER STRIKE ENTERS NEW PHASE

Prisoners Demand Human Rights, Education, Wages For Work  To hear radio interview with Elaine Brown on Democracy NOW! go to http://www.democracynow.org/seo/2010/12/14/prisoner_advocate_elaine_brown_on_georgia To hear radio interview between Glen Ford, Elaine Brown and striking prisoner, go to http://www.blackagendareport.com/?q=georgia_prison_strike_interview_update_dec15) Wed, 12/15/2010 – 04:50 … Continue reading

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22 ARRESTED IN L.A. FORECLOSURE PROTEST AT CHASE

By JACOB ADELMAN, AP Posted 12/16/2010 Silicon Valley Mercury News.com LOS ANGELES—Police arrested 22 demonstrators who blocked entry to a downtown Chase bank branch Thursday to protest what they said were unfair home foreclosures. The demonstrators, which included homeowners facing … Continue reading

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AIYANA STANLEY-JONES’ FAMILY SUES A&E, THE FIRST 48

Show filmed Detroit police killing of 7-year-old child By Diane Bukowski DETROIT – “There were two people out there, a man and a lady, and they had videocameras and were filming while the police raided our home and killed my … Continue reading

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THOUSANDS SEEK HELP IN DETROIT WITH WINTER UTILITY PAYMENTS

BREAKING NEWS: Two sentenced Dec. 15  for “restoring gas and /or electricity theft without the authorization of DTE” to the Young family, which lost three toddlers in 2009 fire; Judge Daniel Ryan sentenced handyman James Sand to 10 months in jail with … Continue reading

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