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“Harvest of Empire,” The Documentary

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Just got back from the screening of this film (from this book) at Brookings less than two hours ago. It was great to see Joe Torres and the AP’s Suzanne Gamboa (the post-film panel moderator) again, and equally great to see the legendary Juan Gonzalez in the flesh. (Of course, I’ve raved about Gonzalez’ and Torres’ [...]

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…..this issue of the Journal of Pan-African Studies.

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An extraordinary commitment. Serious. Detailed. Can’t wait for Part II on C-SPAN’s “Q+A”  two Sundays from now. ***** May 22nd UPDATE: And here it is.

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Asante Sana, Reggie Schell

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

I first (and last) met Reggie Schell at the 2002 Black Panther Party Reunion in Washington, D.C.  He was just coming into the building of the University of the  District of Columbia where the event was held. I’m sure he hadn’t seen some of those people in years. But he let me, a nobody, grab [...]

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Thanks, White Nonprofit…..

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

…..for countering the other white nonprofit with the gazillion-seen video. 

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First time on the newsmagazine live since that incident in 1999. AMY GOODMAN: We’re going to interrupt the broadcast, because right now we have just gotten a call from Mumia Abu-Jamal from prison in Pennsylvania. Mumia Abu-Jamal is speaking to us for the first time no longer on death row. Mumia Abu-Jamal, can you tell [...]

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…..(other than to contribute to the digitization of his show’s archive) is to continue to tape and share events like this wake! (This is what *I* call church! ) THANKS, STILL HERE HARLEM PRODUCTIONS! Gil Noble Archives, P.O. Box 43138, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043. (APRIL 26TH UPDATE: Here’s what WABC-TV’s “Here and Now” did: ) Glad [...]

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Smiley and West On Eliminating Poverty

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

APRIL 24TH UPDATE: I’m glad they did this. But short of The Fire This Time, I don’t know how they can get people to pay attention.

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Listening to this reminds me again how much of life Abu-Jamal has missed. ************ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 9, 2012 Media Contact AKILA WORKSONGS, Inc. April R. Silver | pr@akilaworksongs.com Chantel Bell | chantel@akilaworksongs.com   DANNY GLOVER, FRANCES FOX PIVEN, M1 OF DEAD PREZ AND OTHERS WILL “OCCUPY THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT” FOR THE RELEASE [...]

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If it was any other major Black biography, I’d be overjoyed. But nope. I’ll stand by what I’ve said on this, and what I will say. Columbia professor, 3 alums, including former Spectator editor, win Pulitzers In addition to the four Columbia affiliates, the Associated Press team that uncovered the NYPD surveillance of Muslim communities [...]

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