On Thursday, May 19th, the Malcolm X Commemoration Committee will observe the 86th anniversary of the birth of Malcolm X with the annual pilgrimage to his gravesite at Ferncliff Cemetery in Ardsley, NY.

 Joined by the Sons and Daughters of Afrika and the New Black Panther Party, busses will assemble at the Harlem St Office Building, 163 W. 125th St. in Harlem at 9am.

There is a donation of $8.00 and $5.00 for adults and children respectively. Families and groups interested in making reservati

May 5, 2011

Raynard Jackson

Of course all the talk this week has been of the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan by the elite Navy SEAL Team 6.  I was hoping, at least in the U.S., that this event would allow America to come together, if only for a moment, and reflect on what makes America such a wonderful place.  But, I guess I was a bit too optimistic!

The word SEAL is an abbreviation for SEa, Air and Land.  They are part of the Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC).  They were formerly refe

 From the Ramparts
by Junious Ricardo Stanton

Don’t Believe The Hype

        “How many Americans will have the wits to wonder why the ‘terror mastermind’--who defeated not merely the CIA and the FBI, but all 16 US intelligence agencies along with Israel’s Mossad and the intelligence services of NATO, who defeated NORAD, the National Security Council, the Pentagon and Joint Chiefs of Staff, the US Air Force, and Air Traffic Control, who caused security procedures to fail four times in US airports in

As an African American university professor of Africana Studies and history (Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, USA) I find it unsettling to recognize how universal the experience of African Americans really is. First, so many other ethnicities, nations, and peoples have experience slavery, oppression, and genocide, not just African Americans. And second, most disturbing, everyone who suffers abuse at the hands of the monarchist, imperialist, corporate, and religio-fascist power exper

By Jean Damu ~

 You thought the old plantation system boasting enslaved African workers creating huge super-profits for the owners and overseers died at the end of the Civil War? Think again. 

 Regional newspapers and other various media aroused the local citizenry into righteous anger against several high profile community members who had illegally and inappropriately gone into many African American neighborhoods and convinced talented black youth, mainly males, to travel long distances from thei

Transcript of Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) Radio interview done 5^th April 2011

MR !GOAGOSEB:  It is the 9^th Hour on National Radio.  My name is Ricardo !Goagoseb and I will be keeping you company in today’s edition of your favourite topical discussion programme. We look at issues of national, continental as well as global interest that is here on the power of National Radio 92.6 FM.  This morning, as you know, since the beg

April 28, 2011

Raynard Jackson

When Donald Trump began to make public overtures about his possible interest in running for president of the U.S., I thought he could be a substantive wild card in the race. 

I thought Trump could be a viable candidate because he does have a successful track record as a businessman.  During next year’s presidential campaign, the economy will be the number one issue—this would have played right into Trump’s strength.

But, Trump has allowed himself to be hijacked by h