Defying Convention

Will Americans be able to exercise their fundamental right to protest at the major-party conventions in Boston and New York this summer? [more]

CNN Ignored the Contribution of Native American Soldiers

I'm  still an American Indian patriot . Even after watching CNN's 90 minute program featuring the May 29 dedications of the new National WWIIMemorial in Washington ,D.C.,  I still love this country, more thanever.  No, I didn't hear one mention of the American Indian .No one acknowledged the more than 190,000 living American Indian veterans, who represent nearly one out of every ten Indians. I didn'thear any praise for the unique contribution Indians have made in all war efforts of the twentieth century . [more]

The Police Beat Down Blacks in Canada Too -Beating of man recorded on videotape

A  city police officer was charged today with assault in the videotaped beating of a landed Somali immigrant in a case that could have resultedin the man's deportation. [more]

DC Police, Protecting People or Property?

"Not  when everyone in the room knows where the dealers live, yet the police never seem to visit those houses. Not when gunfire erupts almost everynight, yet when the police come through, they rarely get out of their cars. Not when one woman I spoke to told of calling police to report at least 10 shots fired on the night before the 12-year-old was hit. No one showed up . The woman called again, and when police came, they did not knock on the door of the home of the bad guys, "but they did show up at my door, so now all the thugs know exactly who called the police. Andall the cops said was, 'Did you call?' And then they drove around and left. So if I die, I just want people to know that's how it happened." [more]

National Fatherhood Initiative's Ad Campaign Insults African-American Fathers

Bus stop ads with pictures of small African American children delivering biting messages to their absent fathers can be seen all over Los AngelesCounty . They are part of a nationwide campaign to reduce fatherlessness in the African-American community. [more]

Gov. Pataki proposes gaming reform in New York

With New York considering an expansion oflegalized wagering, Republican Gov. George Pataki has called for thecreation of a state gaming commission. [more]

Heroes, Poets and Even a Dog, but No Puerto Ricans

Despite this variety, Felix Matos Rodriquez says she hardly notices New YorkCity's statues. It is not that he disdains history - on the contrary, hedirects the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College. He justwonders why in a city that has attracted generations of Puerto Ricans,there is not a single statue of a Puerto Rican. [more]

ALL SOLD OUT - Bill Cosby

I  fondly remember when my mother took me to see Bill Cosby perform in the early 1970s. I was a teen and enjoyed myself immensely. Mr. Cosby's recent rant was also memorable. I did not enjoy it. [more]

Founder of United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce dies

Hector  Barreto, a Kansas City businessman and a founder of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, has died of pancreatic cancer. [more]

The Truth about the death penalty

-Percent of death row that is African-American: 42.9%
-Percent of U.S. that is African-American: 12.8%
-Estimated cost of a death penalty trial: $2 million
-Amount that California could save per year by abolishing capital punishment: $90 million
-Cost in New Jersey in 1991 to impose the death penalty: $16 million
-Ratio of spending in Jasper County, Mississippi on one capital trial in 1995 to its spending on libraries: 5 to 1
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Study finds rate of jail time high for young blacks

By the time  they'd reached their 30th birthdays, one in five black American men who are now between 35 and 39 years old had spent time in a state or federal prison, a new study by a University of Washington researchers hows. Andif on top of that they had also dropped out of high school,the likelihood  of incarceration increased to a rate of more than 1 in 2.[more]

What is the crack/powder cocaine disparity?

Pharmacologically the same  drug,crack and powder cocaine are treated very differently within the walls of our justice system. Current policy generates a 100 to 1  penaltyratio for crack-related offenses. For instance, possession of only 5 grams of crack-cocaine yields a 5 year mandatory minimum sentence,however it takes 500 grams of powder cocaine to prompt the same  sentence.Moreover,crack-cocaine is the only drug for which the first offense of simple possession can trigger a federal mandatory minimum sentence.Yet" simple possession of any quantity of any other substance by a firsttime offender- including  powder cocaine- is a misdemeanor offense punishable by a maximum of  one year in prison."(21U.S.C.844).  [more] and [more]

Cosby: the Patron Saint of Black Elitists:

Shrill Bill Cosby and the speech that shocked black America Ebonics! Weird Names! $500 Shoes! [more]

Did Cosby Cross the Line?

The few poor people present when Cosby spoke were probably too busy carrying trays and taking orders to pay much attention to his remarks. [more]

Honoring Black Vietnam Veterans

Honoring Black Vietnam Veterans

"The Viet Cong never called us nigger ."

'Black Warriors' tries to set record straight

Abdul-Jabbar tells story of black heroism in WWII
Native Americans - Buffalo Soldiers