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On May 21, 1971, two New York City police officers were fatally shot. This shooting occurred within the context of two major national trends: the growth of Black revolutionary groups such as the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense and later its armed wing, the Black Liberation Army; and at the same time, the FBI operation under Director J. Edgar Hoover with the cooperation of the Nixon administration, to destroy leaders and membership of both mainstream civil ri

                             From The Ramparts ~ Junious Ricardo Stanton ~

“The media literally spent years on the case of Chandra Levy and never stopped asking ‘Who killed JonBenét Ramsey?’ They’ve obsessed on Amanda Knox’s convoluted story and eagerly entertained various theories about the death of Princess Diana. And they even jumped headfirst into the feeding frenzy around the murder of J.R. Ewing! On the other hand, when faced with the crime of the 20^th Century—the murder of President Kenne

                                From The Ramparts
                              Junious Ricardo Stanton

 

“Why is Black Friday called “Black Friday”? Seems pretty simple – it’s the day retailers go “into the black,” or turn a profit for the year.  But it turns out the term has a darker, less happy origin. In 1966, Black Friday was the name the Philadelphia Police Department gave to the Friday after Thanksgiving.  The police hated the day — massive traffic jams, overcrowded sidewalks, lots of shopl

Brooklyn, New York City is home of music greats: Lena Horne, Max Roach, Betty Carter, Hubie Blake, Bob Cunningham, Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, Randy Weston, and others.  The 15^th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival, March 28 thru April 30, 2014 has grown from a nine day neighborhood event to a highly anticipated month long borough-wide music series. The backbone of this community based jazz festival are the musicians and venues that keep Brooklyn's jazz scene vibrate and fuel its nightlife ec

All invited to remember Chicago’s first black mayor

~ By Chinta Strausberg ~ At  11:01 a.m., Monday, November 25, 2013,the Harold Washington Legacy Committee, is holding a wreath laying ceremony inhonor of the late Mayor Harold Washington at the Oak Woods Cemetery, 1035 E. 67^thSt., Chicago, IL where he was buried 26-years ago.

The gravesite ceremony will include a gun salute, a color guard ceremony from several high schools, and a host of Harold’s friends and supporters.

It has been 26-years since

After an historic response from supporters, members of the Coalition for the Exoneration of Marcus Garvey delivered more than 10,000 signatures  for the exoneration of the Right Honorable Marcus Garvey to Representative Frederica Wilson's office.

THE PETITION STATES:

We, the undersigned, are requesting the assistance of our representatives in reintroducing the resolution with the following change in the wording: "Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should exonerate Marcus Mo

• PRESIDENT OBAMA'S FATHERHOOD AND MENTORING INITIATIVE FATHERHOOD BUZZ ENCOURAGES FATHERS TO "TAKE TIME TO BE A HEALTHY DAD TODAY"

      ~ Select Local Barbershops to Host Events and Provide Fathers with Parenting Resources ~

Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) -- As part of President Obama’s Fatherhood and Mentoring Initiative, The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC), funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families, Office of Fami

~ BY REV. JESSE JACKSON ~Bill De Blasio is garnering national attention for his landslide election in the New York City Mayor’s race. De Blasio campaigned on a populist agenda, highlighting the stark contrast between the poor and the mega-rich in New York’s “tale of two cities.” De Blasio’s analysis is sadly true for cities across the country, which too often feature two worlds, one of privilege and wealth, another of poverty and despair.

In Chicago, for example, the contrasts are stark between t

His blood spilled in Vietnam continues to heal today

~ By Chinta Strausberg ~ On this Veterans Day, I salute all men and women who have and are serving in the U.S. armed services—people who literally gave their lives to protect this nation including and especially my cousin, Milton Lee Olive, III, an18-year-old Englewood Vietnam War hero who paid the ultimate price.

The irony of his brief life is that he went to Lexington, Mississippi to stay with his paternal grandfather and while there joined a

CHICAGO – Cook County residents join with community, civic and education leaders who are outraged about State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez’s blatant abuse of power and violation of voters’ civil rights. Alvarez has zealously harassed, persecuted and prosecuted people of color and innocent peace activists; yet she has done nothing to bring to justice the Chicago Police executioners of innocent Black men and women and have rebuffed their families. Anita Alvarez has developed the reputation as “a perse

Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium celebrated its 14^th year of presenting the art form Jazz on Sunday, November 3, at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.  The Jitu K. Weusi Founders Award was presented to the developers of Jazz Africa Heritage/JAH for their efforts in building this African diaspora economic and cultural bridge.  The S. A. Lesedi Connection provided entertainment and all patrons enjoyed the culinary treat supplied by Brooklyn’s Madiba Restaurant.  Some of the nearly 200 gue

~ By Harry C. Alford ~ While going through some old boxes the other day I came upon an old video tape.  It was a tribute to the late, great Parren J. Mitchell.  It was produced back in 1998.  We had a great relationship with Linda Gil of BET and sponsor for our annual convention BET collaborated on this tribute with us.  I scurried to a photo shop down the street and had them transform the Beta tape into a DVD.  With much pride we now have it up on our website’s homepage for the world to enjoy a

Collier: “My son was lost has been found”

By Chinta Strausberg

Pastor Mitty Collier late Thursday shouted for joy when Evergreen Park police notified her they had found her son who had been missing nearly three-weeks.

According to Collier, an internationally known gospel singer, the police spotted her son, ElJess Joseph, 52, soliciting money in the parking lot of Aldi’s Food with another homeless man and took him to the station so that he could make a phone call.

Her son had left home three-weeks