Many Nigerians were expectedly shocked, concerned and apprehensive at the news on 07 March 2013 that the (notorious, inept and ineffective) Nigerian House of Representatives is planning to include immunity for federal legislators in the on-going amendment of the 1999 constitution, with the bills passing a second reading, and inevitably will be overwhelmingly passed as an Act. It was reported thus: “a bill for an act to alter the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 by providing
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"Living Legendz" is a documentary series that explores the lives of African & Latin icons who have made major contributions to their culture and community. Featuring Legendz such as Dr. Leonard Jeffries, Jamal Joseph and legendary "Last Poet" Abiodun Oyewole. Testimonials and interviews with these icons will be documented allowing each to tell their story from their point of view.
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By Dedrick Muhammad
Last week, Bloomberg Businessweek magazine released its latest issue to much-deserved uproar and outrage. On its cover, the magazine featured Jim Crow-esque caricatures that portrayed people of color as money hungry and implicitly suggested that they will cause a future housing bubble. Unfortunately, this offensive image is only the second worst thing about this cover.
Since the housing bubble burst in 2008, a myth has been perpetuated that minorities, not predatory lenders
Rev. Dr. C. T. Vivian
"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
Statement by Emma Allen, Radical Women Organizer, Portland Chapter |
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March 8, International Womens Day, honors working-class womens campaigns for safe job conditions, decent pay, and the right to vote, learn, and live free from discrimination, violence, war, fear and want. Founded by socialists over 100 years ago, the holidays rebellious spirit lives on as we carry forward the fight against repressive forces. |
Sequestration is a set of automatic across the board spending cuts put into law by the Budget Control Act to apply pressure on Congress to come up with a longer term plan for deficit reduction. However, "sequestration as a strategy will not effectively reduce the national deficit |
The World is a landmark project for future eco-tourism projects worldwide. It is a collection of 300 manmade islands located off the Dubai coast, and created from sand scoured from the sea. The islands are shaped into various countries and continents, and an individual island can be shaped into an epitome of personal or corporate luxury. The private artificial islands are divided into four categories, such as private homes, dream resorts, estate homes and community islands.
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Camplified creates a daylong interactive fantasy experience where every camper receives an “All-Access Pass” to the festival and kicks off with artists joining campers for full day of sponsor-branded activities before the “The Big Show,” a 90-minute concert at night. The festival experience culminates in post-concert “meet-n-greets,” complete with up-close-and-personal autograph and picture taking sessions with artists.
New York, NY, March 03, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Opportunities for developing arti
Stars and Stripes, Etching, fine artist Michael Anthony Brown
I wrote this essay perhaps ten years ago, and as the state of Black America continues to shift, I feel compelled to cultivate deeper thought and hopefully a call to action.
Have you ever looked at the shape that Black America is in today and tried to understand why we are still in the struggle, even though we have all the strength we need? What is stopping us from realizing and enabling the power we have? It’s not just money; we have
"DRONES" Pakistani children living with buzzing of robots in the sky that could rain death at any moment. Each week Obama meets in the White House to draw up a kill list. "There is nothing more unrealistic than the idea of reforming this system into something that would come anywhere near being in the interests of the great majority of people and ultimately of humanity as a whole." - Bob Avakian, BAsics 3:2 Saturday March 16, 2 |
Cornel West Interviews Bob Avakian on PRI Smiley & West radio show, October 2012.
What the World Needs Now
February 24, 2013 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us
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As we write, there are four weeks until the premiere of BA Speaks: REVOLUTION—NOTHING LESS!
Let’s start with the basics: what is this film? And why is it important?
Many, many people walk through their lives hurting, or numb, or both. Emergencies cry out all over the place—the massive imprisonment of Black and Latino youth, running like an assembly line... the degradation and horrors vi
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Why France intervened in Mali and why it can only be bad for the Malian people
February 24, 2013 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us
February 13, 2013. A World to Win News Service. The French military intervention in Mali—taking the North of the country in a firestorm of imperialist arrogance and air power—has the French rulers and press gloating about easy victories and the apparent support of much of the Malian population and a majority of the French too, arguing
If you want to discover the new world life, technology, huge building and modern civilizations so you should visit Dubai City in United Arab Emirates.
Al Bastakiya
Being one of the oldest residential areas in Dubai, Al Bastakiya is named after the 'Bastak' region of Iran, the origin of several emigrated residents. Located along the Dubai Creek, it includes narrow lanes and wind towers and the Al Fahidi Fort, one of the oldest existing buildings in Dubai.
Al Bastakiya is marked by the presence of a
Given here is the list of Dubai Public holidays 2013. Private companies will also be closed on these days. The Islamic festivals are based on Islamic calendar, determined by various moon phase sighting. The dates of the holidays change every year. The Dubai Statuary Government Holidays 2013 calendar is only based on estimates. The Dubai holiday calendar cannot be guaranteed for 100 percent accuracy.
During the lunar month of Ramadan, which precedes Eid Al-Fitr, Muslims fast during the day and fea
Marvin X, the Human Earthquake, Rocks Harlem, NY at the Schomburg Library
photo Doug Harris
Marvin X in Harlem, NY., 1968. One of the founders of the Black Arts Movement coast to coast, along with Amiri Baraka, Askia Toure, Nikki Giovanni, the Last Poets, Sonia Sanchez, Sun Ra,
Haki Madhbuti, Carolyn Rogers, Kalaamu ya Salaam, Ed Bullins, Sun Ra, et al.
Dr. Mohja Kahf considers him the father of Muslim American literature. Bob Holman calls him the USA's Rumi. Ishmael Ree
Black Love Lives Conference, Philly, March 16, 2013
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FiO Baby - Lost in Time [Mixtape]
Hosted By: FiO Baby
Hailing from the suburban streets of Long Island, New York comes a 23 year old Italian-American rapper professionally known as FiO Baby. With his use of deep, dark, fun, witty, and love hungry emotional rhymes FiO has been able to capture the ears of many. FiO first created a buzz for himself at Adelphi University where he attended school and was awarded $500.00 for winning a show hosted by C.A.L.I.B.E.R. This buzz rapidly grew gaining the att
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