End Page 4/10/2005: The 37th Anniversary of Martin Luther King's Assassination

• April 2, 2005 marked the 37th anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination. Excerpts from several of King's speeches were boomed over a church loudspeaker for those there honoring the memory of the civil rights leader. King was 39 when he was killed in 1968 on a hotel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. [more
• Against Wars Based on Lies. "Many of us who are justifiably disgusted with the foreign antics of this administration have been understandably pessimistic about our ability to stop the plunge toward further disaster. It is for this reason that we should stop for a moment and remember the example of Dr. Martin Luther King who, 38 years ago this April, took the courageous (and at that time unpopular) stand of opposing U.S. aggression in Vietnam. He did so at a point where the war had majority support in the USA and where such criticisms regularly brought about responses in the form of charges of alleged lack of patriotism. This did not stop Dr. King. In fact, Dr. King asserted genuine moral values in holding that one could not remain silent in the face of an unjust war any more than one could remain silent in the face of racist oppression here at home. While this stand cost Dr. King many friends, it inspired legions of supporters to step forward and push for an end to another war that should never have been fought." [more]
• Is There Still A Dream? [more
  
• "Beyond Vietnam," Address delivered to the Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam, at Riverside Church [more]
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• NYC party supply store at the corner of West Broadway and Duane St. Selling Racist Game. Outside the store is a chalkboard saying, "Due to Popular Demand It's Back! Ghettopoly." Displayed in the window is the offensive board game that caused national controversy when it first appeared in 2003. The game is a knockoff of the familiar Monopoly game, but with a bigoted twist. The pieces assigned to players are a miniature marijuana leaf, a malt liquor bottle and a machine gun. Instead of buying and selling property, players move through a ghetto filled with drugs, prostitution and properties labeled "Harlem," "the Bronx," "Hell's Kitchen," "Westside Liquor" and the like. Players draw cards with instructions like "You got yo whole neighborhood addicted to crack. Collect $50 from each playa." Other cards award points for bank robbery. Contact Sharon, the owner of the Balloon Saloon, at (212) 227-3838 and make your feelings known. NY Daily News 4/5/2005
• Fred Korematsu, famed Japanese-American civil rights activist, dies at 86 [more
• Cesar Chavez March Attracts Record Crowd - 15,000 In San Antonio [more]
  
• "It has been part of the American propaganda machine that we have no class system. Yes, there are rich people; some are richer than others. But there is no class system. We're classless. You could be president tomorrow. So could Michael Jackson, or this one or that one. This isn't true. We have a very strong, very rigid class structure which goes back to the beginning of the country." [more]
  
• The Slave Trade and Connecticut's Hidden History [more]
• Jesse Jackson Plans Cuba Trip to Back Free Trade [more]
  
• 14 Year Old Black Skateboarder files Racial Police Brutality federal lawsuit against Palo Alto Police [more]
  
• Slight Of Hand, Slight Of Mind [more]
• No Black players from US on Orioles' roster this season [more]
  
• Police Officers' Racial Bias Can Be Eliminated [more]
  
• Black Cop [more]
• Two Witnesses Jailed Without Charges In Panhandle Officer's Death [more]
  
• Asians are US' largest higher degree holders A majority of bachelor's or higher degree holders in the US are Asians, followed by non-Hispanic whites, African Americans and then Hispanics, reports UPI. According to a survey by the US Census Bureau on "Education Attainment in the US: 2004", people with college degrees on an average were seen to earn almost three times more than people without a high school diploma and nearly twice what high school graduates make. Among the 25-and-older population, Asians had the highest percentage of bachelor's or higher degrees (49.4 percent), followed by non-Hispanic whites (30.6 percent), African Americans (17.6 percent) and Hispanics (12.1 percent). Non-Hispanic whites surveyed had the highest proportion of high school diplomas or higher (90.0 percent), followed by Asians (86.8 percent), African Americans (80.6 percent) and Hispanics (58.4 percent). Indo-Asian News Service March 31, 2005 Thursday
• YeeeHawwrrr! KKK auction back in county [more]
• Foul Black Memorabilia [more
• Racist Hate Mail Delivered To Spartanburg Residents [more]
• White Teen Charged In Murder Used Racial Slurs [more] and [more]
• Utah: Black teacher finds racist letter [more]
• "Kill list" at Denver school targets blacks [more]
• Trial begins for alleged racist accused of killing Native man [more]
  
• Family targeted by hate mail [more]
• Police probe Atlanta school bomb threat aimed at blacks [more]
  
• White separatist Runs for School Board [more]
  
• Bar Owner Claims Eviction Due to Serving Black Customers [more]
• Hale `traumatized' by conviction for soliciting judge's murder [more]
• All White Jury clears Wichita police in Brutality Case Beat Down of Black Man [more]
  
• According to the 2000 U.S. Census, only 3.9 percent of lawyers nationwide are black, 3.3 percent are Hispanic, 2.3 percent are Asian and 0.2 percent are American Indian or Alaskan Native. [more]
• "Early Tuesday afternoon, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., sent an appeal over the Internet urging people to contribute to the re-election campaign of Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va. In less than 24 hours, more than 15,000 contributors gave $634,000 to Byrd's campaign, according to the National Journal's daily Internet publication 'Hotline.' The Frontrunner April 1, 2005 Friday
  
• Jackson to Jesse Jackson: Why I wore pyjamas [more]
• Organizer of Grand Valley State GOP bake sale steps down [more]
  
• Prostitutes would be able to sue their pimps for emotional anguish and other damages under a measure that the Illinois House overwhelmingly passed Tuesday. Rep. Constance Howard (D-Chicago), the bill's sponsor, said her intent is to empower men, women and children trapped in desperate situations.
• TV One offers an alternativeto BET [more]
• White coaches lasting longer than black coaches in NBA [more]
  
• Legendary "Superfly" Snuka Returns [more]
  
• National Urban League Unveils The State of Black America 2005 Report; Report Includes Annual Equality Index [more]
• Republicans in Michigan Preparing To Let Doctors Refuse To Treat Gays -  Doctors or other health care providers could not be disciplined or sued if they refuse to treat gay patients under legislation passed Wednesday by the Michigan House. The bill allows health care workers to refuse service to anyone on moral, ethical or religious grounds. [more]
•  What skin color should pictures of Jesus be? [more]
  
• Covenant with Black America Site is up [here]
• Where's happiest place on Earth? Puerto Rico, poll says [more]
• The 2005 Take Back America Conference [more]
  
• County rethinks firearms in court [more]
• An interview with Black farmers’ leader and organizer Thomas Burrell [more]
  
• Grand Valley State GOP bake sale sold goods cheaper to minorities [more]
  
• Police probe school bomb threat aimed at blacks [more]
  
• Police brutality: Alive and well in America [more]
• Push is on to expunge activists' crime records [more]
• After Smiley, NPR puts the news before the name [more]
• Is the U.S. Becoming a Failed State? [more]
  
•  Chuck D Blasts Flava Flav For 'Strange Love “We'd like to offer an apology for some of the actions that many considered offensive to Black people, and especially Black women and children, by our brother Flavor Flav as portrayed on the VH1 television show "Strange Love," Chuck said. “Flav is our brother but we cannot begin to agree with what the rest of us consider inappropriate behavior and unfair actions towards his family and to himself.” [more]
•  Seale recalls 1960s struggles [more]
  
• What You See May Depend on Race [more]
• "Token" blacks at CU vow exit [more]
  
• Crowd recalls 1906 lynchings [more]
• Thinker Cornel West speaks his mind at NSU [more]
• Woman who found finger at Wendy's files claim against franchise [more]
• Rick James, is running for Hattiesburg City Council [more]
• Congressman Al Green says he has been targeted in the past for 'looking Muslim' [more]