Our Movement of Resistance Needs a Lot of Room for Dialogue and Discussion But NO ROOM FOR ATTACKS AND THREATS OF PHYSICAL VIOLENCE

The fight for Justice for Kimani Gray is part of the fight against a highly repressive state that enforces mass incarceration, the criminalization of a whole generation and discrimination against formerly incarcerated people. All this amounts to a slow genocide targeting Black and Latino people, which must be met with mass determined resistance.

By Benjamin Todd Jealous

One year later, the Trayvon Martin tragedy still stings - and some people are still throwing salt on the open wound. Last week George Zimmerman's brother, Robert Zimmerman, posted a tweet comparing Trayvon Martin to De'Marquis Elkins, 17-year-old black teenager charged with fatally shooting a one-year-old baby.

The tweet showed a photo of Elkins side by side with a photo of Martin, both making inappropriate gestures, with the caption "A picture speaks a thousand wor

NOTED BROADCASTER TAVIS SMILEY TO MODERATE "LATINO NATION" SYMPOSIUM IN CHICAGO, SATURDAY, APRIL 6

-- In Partnership with The William C. Velásquez Institute, PBS Broadcaster Tavis Smiley and Univision America's Fernando Espuelas to Moderate a National Conversation with Latino Leaders about Critical Issues like the Economy, Healthcare, Education and Immigration. --

~ In the wake of the historic political muscle flexed by America's 50-million-strong Latino community in the 2012 elections, PBS bro

"The State of Equality and Justice in America" is a 20-part series of columns written by an all-star list of contributors to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The contributors include: U. S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) LCCRUL 50th Anniversary Grand Marshal; Ms. Barbara Arnwine, President and Executive Director, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL); Mr. Charles Ogletree, Professor, Harvard University Law School/Director, Charles H

By Cathy Cohen and Jon C. Rogowski

 ~ In a democracy, few rights are as cherished as the right to vote. Yet, in the United States people of color, mainly Latinos, African Americans, Asians and Native Americans, are finding that the more they demonstrate their civic responsibility by voting, the more obstacles that surface designed to weaken the power of their votes.   

Since 2008, when the nation elected its first African American president, there have been numerous efforts in various states

4 Points in Response to Slander in the Media and Other Places About the March 24th Protest for Justice for Kimani Gray

White Media Masquerading as Black

March 25, 2013

By Raynard Jackson

NNPA Columnist

Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, released his long awaited report last week called the Growth and Opportunity Project.  It is basically a post mortem of last November’s election results and lessons learned.

The report stated the obvious: The Republican Party had problems with key demographic groups such as Blacks and Hispanics. To address this issue, Priebus has committed to hiring Black a

BOBBY SEALE, FOUNDING CHAIRMAN & NATIONAL ORGANIZER OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY, TO PRODUCE A FILM PORTRAYING HIS LIFE •

Bobby Seale, chairman, co-founder and national organizer of the Black Panther Party •

 • Bobby Seale, Chairman, co-founder and national organizer of the Black Panther Party is producing a biographical motion picture which will dramatize his life and the tumultuous 1960's and 70's, the era in which the Black Panthers emerged as the prominent revolutionary civil rights movement

NEW MOBILE SOCIAL VIDEO NETWORK FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN AUDIENCE

-- 5iveSpot Delivers Social Video Messaging and Urban Entertainment Network for the mobile smartphone community --

The free 5iveSpot App is now available for download through the App Store and Google Play.

 • Introducing 5iveSpot, a mobile social network where users create and share personal video messages (vms) and view short form video entertainment on mobile devices. 5iveSpot's mobile network is dedicated to providing a social

Response to the Village Voice:

People Rose Up in Righteous Protest Against Murder of Kimani Gray—And They Should Be Supported

March 22, 2013 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us

The righteous uprising of the youth of East Flatbush and others from across the city of NY who were outraged by the murder of Kimani Gray has been met with riot-clad, baton-wielding cops and mass arrests. Accompanying these assaults has been a chorus of NYC elected officials, "community leaders" and others in NY and across th

"The State of Equality and Justice in America" is a 20-part series of columns written by an all-star list of contributors to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.

The contributors include: U. S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) LCCRUL 50th Anniversary Grand Marshal; Ms. Barbara Arnwine, President and Executive Director, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL); Mr. Charles Ogletree, Professor, Harvard University Law School/Director, Charles H

PRODUCING A WORKFORCE IN TODAY'S GLOBAL ECONOMY: CAN AMERICA'S POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION MEET THE NEEDS OF TODAY GLOBAL CHALLENGES?

-- Harvard's Dr. Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. Moderates Symposium Supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Created by BLACK ENTERPRISE Answers the Question! --

Dr. Charles J. Ogletree, Jr

What: Black Enterprise, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, presents "Today's Business Crisis: Educating Tomorrow's Workforce." The Symposium is part of an

Obama Is Not One of Us

“According to official Trilateral Commission membership lists, there are only eighty-seven members from the United States (the other 337 members are from other countries). Thus, within two weeks of his inauguration, Obama’s appointments encompassed more than 12 percent of Commission’s entire US membership. Trilateral appointees include: Secretary of Treasury, Tim Geithner Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice National Security Advisor, Gen. James L. Jones, Deputy Nat

“S.K.P… We make this music for you to use it and lose touch with the daily routine. Reality is too much, too much. Escape, Escape, Escape, Escape!”

First of all I love the usage of the jazz horn in the background. It gives a soul-ful and Bluesy backdrop with these fellas ambitious, ready-for-the-world delivery. They speak as though they’ve done this many times before and with clear distinction. In the beginning a guy is sitting at the bus stop, minding his own business when four guys come up, ful

There’s something about the rise and fall in mellow, medium tone songs that work me inside. Maybe there’s more to me than I realize from my usual description of “Optimistic”. Variety is always and will always be my favorite.

I’m digging the guitar strumming in this song with the thump of the drum at certain intervals and how it has me wondering what’s “wrong?” He sounds wayward and forlorn in his presentation. I’m anticipating in the beginning what the “new way home” could mean as he’s driving ar

This past week SXSW 2013 in Austin, Texas ended its duration of its 10 days of  claim to fame festivals and conferences in Film, Interactive, and Music. SXSW Music offers artist-provided music and video samples of featured artists at each festival via their official You Tube channel. SXSW Film focuses on new directing talent. SXSW Interactive focuses on emerging technology, a focus which has earned the festival a reputation as a breeding ground for new ideas and creative technologies.  I’ve neve

To all men: It is a teachable moment for you and for you to teach your sons and their sons. Steubenville. Todd Akin. Unspoken GOP ideology on rape -- aka "legitimate rape." Apparently men -- and some women on CNN -- don't seem to know what rape is. Dictionary definition of rape is compelling of a person through physical force or duress to have sexual intercourse. 2. any act of sexual intercourse that is forced upon a person. 3.statutory rape --which is forced, coerce, groomed, or any other form