Pictured above:
A Palestinian demonstrator holds rocks in his hands, before hurling
them at Israeli border police during a protest at the construction site
of a section of Israel's separation barrier in the ourskirts of the
West Bank village of Bil'in near Ramallah, Friday April 22, 2005. [more]
Charges Against Anarchist People of Color Dropped. On March 23, after three days of
wildly conflicting police testimony, New York's Judge Burke cleared the
remaining charges against seven young defendants who were attacked by
the NYPD at a November 2003 Anarchist People of Color (APOC) party in
central Brooklyn. The defendants faced an average of ten spurious
charges each, including rioting, attempted assault on a police officer,
menacing and others. On March 23, after three days of wildly
conflicting police testimony, New York's Judge Burke cleared the
remaining charges against seven young defendants who were attacked by
the NYPD at a November 2003 Anarchist People of Color (APOC) party in
central Brooklyn. One supporter said, "It
was fucking amazing to be in court and watch the police lie and get
proved wrong with photos." [more]
White woman murders Black boy - No Charges [more] and [more]
Black man's disappearance in Chicago draws scant attention [more]
Airport to Be Named After Justice Thurgood Marshall [more]
Alonzo Mourning Donates Entire Salary to Charity [more]
First black named to head national conservation group [more]
North Lake firefighters accused of hate crimes take leaves of absence [more]
The stories of 6 inmates who died in county jail [more]
"Public
opinion no longer has an effect on public policy. Our political
campaigns, we would laugh about them if they were in another country.
The last election was between two rich boys who went to Yale, and
instead of talking about issues, they tried to sway us with images —
two regular guys, one hunting, the other working at his ranch — except
they weren't regular folks. [more]
United Negro College Fund Receives Major Grant From Abercrombie & Fitch [more]
After being the target of racial protests, Aurora shopping center hires black manager [more]
New White Pope Worried about what Gays are Doing in Spain [more]
And whites need to admit the hypocrisy that, in a nation founded on the
notion that all men are created equal, no slave owner ever spent a
night in jail. Plus, post-emancipation, no racist redneck was ever
found guilty of any of the thousands of lynchings of innocent
African-Americans. [more]
Black Activists Rap Rangel for Opposing Social Security Reform;
Congressman's 'Disappointing' Rant Reduces Chances for Black
Empowerment, Says Project 21 [more] This is pure BULLSHIT Project 21 is a group run by White Conservatives [more]
No Child Left Behind education law of 2002 provides the military with
students' home addresses and telephone numbers. It also guarantees that
any school that allows college or job recruiters on campus must make
the same provision for the military. [more]
U.S. fast food chain KFC is reviving its old name -- Kentucky Fried Chicken.
State's top court limits ability to sue police for false arrest [more]
Worst rappers look like old minstrel performers [more]
Puerto Rico
Secretary of State Marisara Pont and other island government officials
visited the "Faces of the Fallen" memorial at Arlington National
Cemetery on April 7 to pay tribute to the 27 Puerto Rican soldiers who
have died during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
Blackout in Alabama and Canned Cheers for Bush's Social Security Scheme [more]
The NAACP is urging its supporters
to contact their congressional representatives, asking them to back
bills to restore voting rights to convicted felons who have served
their sentences. Currently, 46 states, including Maryland, and the
District of Columbia restrict the voting rights of ex-felons to some
extent. According to the NAACP, this affects 4 million Americans, of
whom 1.4 million are black men. "African Americans are
disproportionately losing their right to vote, even after they have
paid their debt to society," the NAACP said.
