Archive for April, 2009

Two Views Of The First 100 Days

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

and, of course, there’s the truths articulated by the brave folks at Black Agenda Report. Put it all together, and you’ve got it.

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Angela Davis On Mumia, History and Hope

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

She’s speaking on Mumia Abu-Jamal’s birthday (April 24th) at a program in Oakland celebrating Abu-Jamal’s sixth book.

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Book Review: Mumia The Institution

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Jailhouse Lawyers: Prisoners Defending Prisoners v. The USA. Mumia Abu-Jamal. Foreword by Angela Davis. City Lights Books. 251 pp. $16.95. Mumia Abu-Jamal points out in his latest book, his sixth from Death Row in Pennsylvania, that unfortunately jailhouse lawyers—prisoners who learn the law in the joint and help other prisoners with appeals and legal problems—have [...]

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My Gosh! Is there such a thing as good Black objectification? Ladies, I’ll let you answer this one.

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…..that booksigning you were going to have one day at your “home” when your book was finally going to be published is now not going to happen. …..that great friend or SO you were going to meet there you now won’t. …..you lose a fun, save haven for children. …..that important fact or truth you [...]

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