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Saturday, 31 March 2012
UK police accused of racially abusing black man
A policeman in London has been suspended after a black man secretly recorded officers allegedly racially abusing him with a string of insults.
The 21-year-old says he made the recording on his mobile phone when he was arrested after last summer's riots.
Al Jazeera's Peter Sharp reports from London.
Thursday, 29 March 2012
Salam: 'FBI is taperecording Muslims in US'
Lynne Salam of Project
Salam joins RT's Liz Wahl for more
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Stereotypes discriminate minorities in America
A black teenager Trayvon Martin has been shot dead and and an Iraqi
woman has been beaten to death - both were unarmed and seemingly
harmless. These recent episodes triggered a wave of anti-rasist protests across America. Now the question is, "is America turning into a racist country?" Sahar Aziz of the Wesleyan University joins RT's Liz Wahl
Black Panthers for Treyvon Martin
The New Black Panthers have decided to step in and help out the Treyvon Martin situation. Its good to see them taking a more proactive role in events
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
ZIMMERMAN PARANOID ABOUT BLACK MALES
Last year Zimmerman made 46 so-called emergency calls to police on a variety of complaints - most involved African Americans who he thought were quote "suspicious" or "who didn't belong" in the gated neighborhood.
On April 22nd of 2011, Zimmerman complains about a black child, 7 to 9 years old with skinny build - walking around the neighborhood. On Aug. 3rd , he describes a black male he "believes is involved in recent burglaries in the neighborhood." No arrest was made on that call.
On Aug. 6th, he identifies two black teens he thinks quote "have been burglarizing homes in this area." Again, no arrests of the so-called suspect On Oct. 1st Zimmerman calls police again and reports two black males, approximately 20 to 30 years old, whom he does not recognize. He says he's "concerned due to recent burglaries in the area."
On Feb. 2nd of this year - He calls the police to report on a black male in the neighborhood although it is quote "unknown what he is doing." Then on Feb 26th the fateful call to 911 about Trayvon Martin.
After being told by police to not pursue the 17 year old boy who was returning to his father's home, Zimmerman did so anyway. During the confrontation he shot Martin with a 9mm handgun and claimed self defense. But moments before the shooting he utters a mutter word on the call that may have been a racial slur.
After police failed to arrest Zimmerman who is half Jewish and half Hispanic, Blacks and civil liberties advocates expressed outrage. Over the last few weeks thousands have marched in protest demanding an arrest. On Sunday churches across the country were filled with people wearing hooded sweatshirts similar to the one young Trayvon was wearing before he was killed. When he died he was only carrying a bag of candy and a can of ice tea.
A state grand jury is hearing evidence against Zimmerman and the Justice department is looking possible hate crime or civil liberties violations. But since Zimmerman wasn't treated as a suspect the night of the shooting, much of the evidence that could prove his intent may have been lost forever. All that's left is his word, the testimony of witnesses and his 911 calls. A large portion of which seems to focus on black men he thought didn't belong in his neighborhood. Trayvon Martin did belong but is dead anyway
The biggest breakthroughs in life are achieved when we stand up to our fears and conquer them, when we close the chapters of our past and turn the page as we continue to write the pages in the present to find out where our life story will take us, when we seize those opportunities to make something more of ourselves and build from the foundation of the past a more beautiful life then the one we left behind, when we take chances to use the power within us to unlock those doors waiting to be opened, and when we venture out and pave our own path through life with our faith, hope, and dreams. With every step we take, we become stronger as we put the meaning into our lives because the greatest victories are won when we turn negatives into positives, seeing that what others intended to use to hurt us can be meant for something good as we turn it around and use it to help us move forward instead of allowing it to hold us back. - Copyright © Jenna Kandyce Linch
CALL WARDEN JOHN PRELESNIK
CALL WARDEN JOHN PRELESNIK AT (616) 527-6331 TO EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT DAVONTAE’S TREATMENT AND ASK FOR HIM TO BE TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE UNIT HE IS IN.
To contact the Coalition to
Free the Wrongfully Convicted, call 313-272-1406, or email Roberto Guzman at legal_begal01@sbcglobal.net
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To contact the Coalition to
Free the Wrongfully Convicted, call 313-272-1406, or email Roberto Guzman at legal_begal01@sbcglobal.net
Monday, 26 March 2012
TRIBUTE TO TRAYVON MARTIN
TRIBUTE TO TRAYVON MARTIN AND TO ALL OF OUR MURDERED CHILDREN...STOP THE VIOLENCE
DAVONTAE INNOCENT, BEING TORTURED IN PRISON; JUDGE REFUSES TO ALLOW REAL KILLER’S CONFESSION
Free Davontae Rally set for Monday, April 23 at 8 a.m. Frank Murphy Hall
By Diane Bukowski
March 25, 2012
PLEASE sign the petition ……
http://www.change.org/
DETROIT – Supporters of Davontae Sanford, who was 14 when he was sentenced to 35 to 90 years in prison for the 2007 murders of four people, are coming from across the world to protest what they call an astounding miscarriage of justice. They will rally Monday, April 23, at 8 a.m. outside the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice at Gratiot and St. Antoine in downtown Detroit.
The action is being called by the Coalition to Free the Wrongfully Convicted, Roberto Guzman told VOD.
“People are flying in from the United Kingdom and from down South, they are so upset,” he said. Davontae’s case is known world-wide particularly due to the efforts of Elish Delaproser of the United Kingdom, who has published numerous posts on his case on various websites.
“He’s not guilty, he didn’t do it,” self-admitted hit man Vincent Smothers told AP reporter Ed White in January. White’s story should have been considered a potential Pulitzer Prize-winning scoop by Detroit’s daily media, which never publlished it. Smothers confessed to police in 2008 that he and an accomplice committed the Runyon Street killings Davontae is serving time for.
“There is no link between me and him,” Smothers told White during a visit at the Michigan Reformatory in Ionia. “I never knew him. I’ll testify if possible and answer all questions truthfully. Anything I will say will be the truth, I don’t lie.”
Smothers himself is serving 50 to 100 years in prison for eight other murders, to which he confessed when he told police he killed the four people on Runyon Street.
He added, “I understand what prison life is like; it’s miserable. To be here and be innocent – I don’t know what it’s like. He’s a kid, and I hate for him to do the kind of time they’re giving him.”
Ironically, Smothers, 28, is being held in Level 4 at the Michigan Reformatory at Ionia, while Davontae, now 19, is being held in Level 5, the highest maximum security level, at the Ionia Maximum Correctional Facility.
To read the AP story, go to http://voiceofdetroit.net/2012/02/07/ap-newsbreak-detroit-hit-man-says-davontae-sanford-is-innocent-will-testify/ orhttp://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2012/01/hit_man_says_convicted_teen_da.html.
Davontae’s mother Taminko Sanford confirmed just how miserable life in prison has been for her son, who the family calls “Man.”
“Davontae wrote me,” Ms. Sanford told VOD tearfully. “I called and talked to the counselor who just kept saying he broke the water sprinkler in his cell. I told her, what’s that got to do with taking his food, and his clothes and his money?”
Ms. Sanford said the letter from her son is dated January 13, but she just received it.
“Mama, I am writing to let you know that the only reason why I haven’t been calling you or nobody else is because I’ve been going through a whole lot with these officers,” Davontae wrote. “They’ve been messing over me, taking my food, my showers, and I was hogtied for days at a time. They’ve been harassing me every chance they get.”
He identified his torturers as Officers Tefft, Rutgers and Botta.
“They’ve been playing in my mail, throwing some of my letters away, and my clothes and my shoes and the money order that you sent me they threw away. Mama, I can’t take it no more. I have to get out of this unit because I can’t keep being around these officers. I need for you and everybody else to call up here every two days to check on me . . . . I can’t believe the judge denied my case. Stay in touch with my lawyer.”
Ms. Sanford said another prisoner locked up with Davontae called earlier to tell her that Davontae had been put in the worst “pod,” where guards regularly handcuff and beat prisoners. (Pods are usually four-prisoner units.) She said Davontae and other prisoners have told her that the guards have been racist and abusive for a long time.
Davontae has been incarcerated now for five years, because Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Brian Sullivan and Prosecutor Kym Worthy have refused to acknowledge Smothers’ definitive confession as proof of Davontae’s innocence.
“ . . . the state can have no interest in the punishment of a person who is innocent in fact, even if the conviction is based on defendant’s plea.” Sullivan ironically said in a 29-page opinion on Feb. 28.
“Moreover, no consideration of any procedural burden should outweigh the purpose of the criminal law, that justice be done and truth ascertained. This proposition is so fundamental a principle to this . . . legal system that no society willing to call itself civilized should bar redress where a miscarriage of justice can be satisfactorily demonstrated through competent evidence.” Click on Davontae Sanford judge order to read entire ruling.
Sullivan then refused to let Davontae withdraw his guilty plea, which was based on a confession police obtained after interrogating him without the presence of his mother or an attorney, and despite Smothers’ confession.
Sullivan contended that when a defendant seeks to withdraw a guilty plea after sentencing, “Defendant bears the burden by clear and convincing evidence t0 demonstrate actual innocence.”
Sullivan said he based that statement on Michigan Court Rule 6.310 (C).
There is nothing in that rule that says a defendant must prove his innocence, a notion contrary to the whole of American jurisprudence.
It says, “Motion to Withdraw Plea After Sentence. The defendant may file a motion to withdraw the plea within 6 months after sentence. . . . If the trial court determines that there was an error in the plea proceeding that would entitle the defendant to have the plea set aside, the court must give the advice or make the inquiries necessary to rectify the error and then give the defendant the opportunity to elect to allow the plea and sentence to stand or to withdraw the plea. If the defendant elects to allow the plea and sentence to stand, the additional advice given and inquiries made become part of the plea proceeding for the purposes of further proceedings, including appeals.”
Sullivan cited case law to support his stand that Davontae must prove his innocence. However, during two years of an evidentiary hearing which ended with Sullivan’s February opinion, he has refused to allow Smothers’ previous attorney to testify that he told her he committed the killings, and the prosecution has refused to grant Smothers’ immunity if he testified.
Sullivan issued a separate order barring Smothers from testifying, saying he’d been called twice before, but asserted his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself.
Smothers’ statement to AP reporter White, however, was clear. He wants to testify without conditions, even if it means adding to his current sentence. He wants Davontae freed.
Coverage of Sullivan’s Feb. 28 order in Detroit’s daily media again omitted any reference to that interview.
Sullivan also says in his opinion that testimony from an “alibi” witness for Davontae was “patently false.” That testimony came from former Detroit police homicide chief William Rice, who said Davontae was present with him and his mother’s aunt Cheryl Sanford during the time of the killings.
A police technician with sketchy credentials in cell tower location evidence said that Davontae could not have been with Rice at the time he said, because Rice was making cell phone calls showing he was elsewhere.
In February, Worthy charged Rice and Sanford with mortgage fraud connected to a property that was allegedly connected to drug trafficking, and with lying under oath during a federal bankruptcy proceeding.
“It’s clear retaliation,” Guzman said. “Those types of charges are usually brought in federal court.”
Sullivan made no reference to testimony from Detroit Police Department investigators Gerald Williams and Ira Todd, who helped take Smothers’ confession. They said that Smothers admitted to the Runyon Street killings and told them that Davontae was not involved. Even Smothers’ trial judge challenged the prosecution, asking why he had not been charged with those killings.
Ms. Sanford said she heard about Sullivan’s ruling through the media, and that it left her in shock. She said Davontae’s attorney Kim McGinnis, who has moved to New Mexico, had not contacted her. McGinnis told the Free Press that she plans to have Smothers testify at an appeals court hearing still to come for Davontae.
Maria Miller, spokesman for Worthy, told the Free Press that they were “very satisfied” with Sullivan’s ruling refusing to allow Davontae to withdraw his guilty plea.
Write to Davontae Sanford, #684070, at Ionia Maximum Correctional Facility, 1576 W. Bluewater Highway, Ionia, MI 48846.
CALL WARDEN JOHN PRELESNIK AT (616) 527-6331 TO EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT DAVONTAE’S TREATMENT AND ASK FOR HIM TO BE TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE UNIT HE IS IN.
To contact the Coalition to Free the Wrongfully Convicted, call 313-272-1406, or email Roberto Guzman at legal_begal01@sbcglobal.net .
http://www.facebook.com/#!/free.davontae.sanford
http://freedavontaesanford-irishgreeneyes.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Advocates-for-Abandoned-Adolescents/196830696997682?sk=app_142371818162
http://voiceofdetroit.net/2012/03/25/davontae-innocent-being-tortured-in-prison-judge-refuses-to-allow-real-killers-confession/
By Diane Bukowski
March 25, 2012
PLEASE sign the petition ……http://www.change.org/
DETROIT – Supporters of Davontae Sanford, who was 14 when he was sentenced to 35 to 90 years in prison for the 2007 murders of four people, are coming from across the world to protest what they call an astounding miscarriage of justice. They will rally Monday, April 23, at 8 a.m. outside the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice at Gratiot and St. Antoine in downtown Detroit.
Davontae's mother Taminko Sanford, with family and friends, rally outside Frank Murphy Hall June 29, 2010
“People are flying in from the United Kingdom and from down South, they are so upset,” he said. Davontae’s case is known world-wide particularly due to the efforts of Elish Delaproser of the United Kingdom, who has published numerous posts on his case on various websites.
“He’s not guilty, he didn’t do it,” self-admitted hit man Vincent Smothers told AP reporter Ed White in January. White’s story should have been considered a potential Pulitzer Prize-winning scoop by Detroit’s daily media, which never publlished it. Smothers confessed to police in 2008 that he and an accomplice committed the Runyon Street killings Davontae is serving time for.
Vincent Smothers
Smothers himself is serving 50 to 100 years in prison for eight other murders, to which he confessed when he told police he killed the four people on Runyon Street.
He added, “I understand what prison life is like; it’s miserable. To be here and be innocent – I don’t know what it’s like. He’s a kid, and I hate for him to do the kind of time they’re giving him.”
Ironically, Smothers, 28, is being held in Level 4 at the Michigan Reformatory at Ionia, while Davontae, now 19, is being held in Level 5, the highest maximum security level, at the Ionia Maximum Correctional Facility.
To read the AP story, go to http://voiceofdetroit.net/2012/02/07/ap-newsbreak-detroit-hit-man-says-davontae-sanford-is-innocent-will-testify/ orhttp://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2012/01/hit_man_says_convicted_teen_da.html.
Davontae’s mother Taminko Sanford confirmed just how miserable life in prison has been for her son, who the family calls “Man.”“Davontae wrote me,” Ms. Sanford told VOD tearfully. “I called and talked to the counselor who just kept saying he broke the water sprinkler in his cell. I told her, what’s that got to do with taking his food, and his clothes and his money?”
Ms. Sanford said the letter from her son is dated January 13, but she just received it.
“Mama, I am writing to let you know that the only reason why I haven’t been calling you or nobody else is because I’ve been going through a whole lot with these officers,” Davontae wrote. “They’ve been messing over me, taking my food, my showers, and I was hogtied for days at a time. They’ve been harassing me every chance they get.”
Kevin DeMott is a mentally ill inmate with bipolar and personality disorders. Corrections officers at the Ionia Maximum Correctional Facility chained DeMott to his bed and secured a padded helmet to his head after he refused to stop banging his head against the wall, which is stained with blood. / Michigan Department of Corrections
“They’ve been playing in my mail, throwing some of my letters away, and my clothes and my shoes and the money order that you sent me they threw away. Mama, I can’t take it no more. I have to get out of this unit because I can’t keep being around these officers. I need for you and everybody else to call up here every two days to check on me . . . . I can’t believe the judge denied my case. Stay in touch with my lawyer.”
Ms. Sanford said another prisoner locked up with Davontae called earlier to tell her that Davontae had been put in the worst “pod,” where guards regularly handcuff and beat prisoners. (Pods are usually four-prisoner units.) She said Davontae and other prisoners have told her that the guards have been racist and abusive for a long time.
Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Brian Sullivan and Tracy Sullivan
“ . . . the state can have no interest in the punishment of a person who is innocent in fact, even if the conviction is based on defendant’s plea.” Sullivan ironically said in a 29-page opinion on Feb. 28.
“Moreover, no consideration of any procedural burden should outweigh the purpose of the criminal law, that justice be done and truth ascertained. This proposition is so fundamental a principle to this . . . legal system that no society willing to call itself civilized should bar redress where a miscarriage of justice can be satisfactorily demonstrated through competent evidence.” Click on Davontae Sanford judge order to read entire ruling.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy
Sullivan contended that when a defendant seeks to withdraw a guilty plea after sentencing, “Defendant bears the burden by clear and convincing evidence t0 demonstrate actual innocence.”
Sullivan said he based that statement on Michigan Court Rule 6.310 (C).
There is nothing in that rule that says a defendant must prove his innocence, a notion contrary to the whole of American jurisprudence.
It says, “Motion to Withdraw Plea After Sentence. The defendant may file a motion to withdraw the plea within 6 months after sentence. . . . If the trial court determines that there was an error in the plea proceeding that would entitle the defendant to have the plea set aside, the court must give the advice or make the inquiries necessary to rectify the error and then give the defendant the opportunity to elect to allow the plea and sentence to stand or to withdraw the plea. If the defendant elects to allow the plea and sentence to stand, the additional advice given and inquiries made become part of the plea proceeding for the purposes of further proceedings, including appeals.”
Davontae's supporters pray for his freedom in June, 2010
Sullivan issued a separate order barring Smothers from testifying, saying he’d been called twice before, but asserted his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself.
Smothers’ statement to AP reporter White, however, was clear. He wants to testify without conditions, even if it means adding to his current sentence. He wants Davontae freed.
Former Detroit police homicide chief William Rice
Sullivan also says in his opinion that testimony from an “alibi” witness for Davontae was “patently false.” That testimony came from former Detroit police homicide chief William Rice, who said Davontae was present with him and his mother’s aunt Cheryl Sanford during the time of the killings.
A police technician with sketchy credentials in cell tower location evidence said that Davontae could not have been with Rice at the time he said, because Rice was making cell phone calls showing he was elsewhere.
In February, Worthy charged Rice and Sanford with mortgage fraud connected to a property that was allegedly connected to drug trafficking, and with lying under oath during a federal bankruptcy proceeding.
“It’s clear retaliation,” Guzman said. “Those types of charges are usually brought in federal court.”
Sullivan made no reference to testimony from Detroit Police Department investigators Gerald Williams and Ira Todd, who helped take Smothers’ confession. They said that Smothers admitted to the Runyon Street killings and told them that Davontae was not involved. Even Smothers’ trial judge challenged the prosecution, asking why he had not been charged with those killings.Ms. Sanford said she heard about Sullivan’s ruling through the media, and that it left her in shock. She said Davontae’s attorney Kim McGinnis, who has moved to New Mexico, had not contacted her. McGinnis told the Free Press that she plans to have Smothers testify at an appeals court hearing still to come for Davontae.
Maria Miller, spokesman for Worthy, told the Free Press that they were “very satisfied” with Sullivan’s ruling refusing to allow Davontae to withdraw his guilty plea.
Write to Davontae Sanford, #684070, at Ionia Maximum Correctional Facility, 1576 W. Bluewater Highway, Ionia, MI 48846.
CALL WARDEN JOHN PRELESNIK AT (616) 527-6331 TO EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT DAVONTAE’S TREATMENT AND ASK FOR HIM TO BE TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE UNIT HE IS IN.
To contact the Coalition to Free the Wrongfully Convicted, call 313-272-1406, or email Roberto Guzman at legal_begal01@sbcglobal.net .
http://www.facebook.com/#!/free.davontae.sanford
http://freedavontaesanford-irishgreeneyes.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Advocates-for-Abandoned-Adolescents/196830696997682?sk=app_142371818162
http://voiceofdetroit.net/2012/03/25/davontae-innocent-being-tortured-in-prison-judge-refuses-to-allow-real-killers-confession/
Sunday, 25 March 2012
The Vatican & its Jesuit Order: Enemies of Christ and the entire world, ...
Most people today don't realize that the Jesuits is just one of the many different names of the Catholic Church, the Vatican. In fact, the Jesuits today form the largest single religious order of priests and brothers in the Catholic Church.
"The Vatican was so appreciative of being recognized as a full partner
(with Hitler and the Reich) that it asked God to bless the Reich. On a
more practical level, it ordered German bishops to swear allegiance to
the National Socialist regime. The new oath concluded with these
significant words: 'In the performance of my spiritual office and in my
solicitude for the welfare and the interest of the German Reich, I will
endeavor to avoid all detrimental acts which might endanger it'" (op.
cit., pp. 430-432. Book listed below).
In 1926 Hitler said, "Christ was the greatest early fighter in the battle
against the world enemy, the Jews.... The work that Christ started but
could not finish, I—Adolf Hitler—will conclude" (John Toland, Adolf
Hitler, p. 302). He did not consider Jesus a Jew, but only a half-Jew,
because He was begotten by God.
Hitler said, "We are not a movement, rather we are a religion .... I'm
going to become a religious figure" (Waite, op. cit.). Even Hitler's
"thousand year Reich" was a religious belief based on the 1000-year
biblical Millennium. "The colossal Assembly Hall planned for his new capital of
Germania should be seen as a secular cathedral rather than a civic
building. The dome was to be large enough to encompass the dome of St.
Peter's seven times. Albert Speer has noted, 'It was basically a hall of worship.... Without such cult significance the motivation for Hitler's main structure would have been senseless and unintelligible ...'" (ibid., p. 32).
The catholic church has been behind all world wars throughout history. It has managed to infiltrate the nations through its false "mercy" motto, using their bishop, priest and nun uniforms to deceive. But the truth is being exposed worldwide since this corrupt religious system will soon be destroyed.
Vatican Crimes Exposed and Protect Your Children Foundation will continue to expose the crimes committed by these evil men and women who utilize the name of Christ to gain trust and commit evil. The Vatican end is near....
For more info, visit: http://www.vaticancrimes.us and http://www.protegeatushijos.org
Eminem - Sing For The Moment
Music video by Eminem performing Sing For The Moment. (C) 2002 Aftermath Records
KONY 2012 is working - Int'l
So far 3,530,673 people from countries all over the globe have pledged support. The world is responding. In just the last few days, governments of countries and international institutions have been showing their support for stopping the LRA once and for all. The UN is already issuing statements on what MONUSCO is doing to address the LRA; the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Ugandan government have done the same. They are stepping up their efforts because they know you care. The UN also announced, together with the AU, that the four LRA-affected countries would cooperate in a regional task force targeting the LRA. This is momentum that must be sustained.
Please continue to reach out to your leaders. Ask them to go on the record and issue a formal statement showing their support for the efforts to stop LRA violence. And when they do so, send the information to socialmedia@invisiblechildren.com
Friday, 23 March 2012
NYPD targets activists around the US
Public documents show that the New York Police Department has been monitoring people involved in activism around the country, including Jordan Flaherty,
THOUSANDS ATTEND TRAYVON MARTIN RALLY
More than 20,000 people gathered in Sanford, Florida to demand justice in the killing of Trayvon Martin. Mark Thompson, host of Make It Plain on SiriusXM Radio, and Toure, a contributor to Time.com, join The Last Word to discuss
Earl-Mama Chill Ft Watford Gospel Arts Manna Choir
Tha Song is A True Story, about a man called Edward Earl Johnson who was executed in a Mississippi gas chamber 24 yeas ago today, on 20 May 1987.
Edward, a young African American convicted of the murder of a white police officer, spent 7 years on the Mississippi state penitentiary's death row before he was executed at the age of 26. He protested his innocence to the end, claiming that his confession had been forced out of him by police, who took him to the woods to question him and threatened to kill him on the spot.
The award winning documentary Fourteen Days in May tells the story of the fight to save Edward's life in the countdown to his execution, with Reprieve's Director Clive Stafford Smith representing him in his final appeals.
With access to Edward and his family , the prison warden, guards and chaplain, this film provides a unique insight into the final days of Edward's life while he awaits execution, as well as life in the brutal death row prisons of the US. It also sheds light on the vital work that Clive and Reprieve continue to do to this day.
Fourteen Days in May was produced and directed by Reprieve's founding trustee Paul Hamann, who received the BFI's Grierson Award for the film.
I watched the original documentary as a kid and was so cut up by the injustice that i vowed one day to write a song in Edward Earl Johnsons memory that i would pass to his family, This is that track, tha last part of my journey to locate any living family members and pass on the track wasn't successful unfortunately, Mr Paul Hamann said that most of his family had passed away now , he gave me a possible lead, but sadly it came to nuthin.But it doesn't stop tha fact that it was written In Earls memory & i will always remember him.
Obama: If I had a son he'd look like Trayvon Martin
President Obama on Friday weighed in on the controversy surrounding the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, in Sanford, Fla. Neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman shot the teen last month. He has not been arrested or charged. Obama said this case is "obviously a tragedy" and it's "absolutely imperative to investigate every aspect" of the shooting.
"The world knows Trayvon now" - parents speak out
Trayvon Martin is the unarmed teen who was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch captain in Fla. His parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, along with their lawyer, Ben Crump, talk to Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Erica Hill.
Million Hoodies.mov
Thousands listened to the story of Trayvon Martin's murder in Union Square where people gathered for the Million Hoodies rally and march in NYC
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Anonymous Promises to Take Down The Internet: kurt Nimmo & Alex Jones Re...
They're back. The FBI's Lulzsec promises hijinks on April Fool's Day. On Saturday, the supposed hacktivist group infiltrated -- and we can presume created -- by the U.S. government released a YouTube video promising more mayhem. "Lulzsec will start targeting governments, corporations, agencies, and quite possibly the people watching this video. We are here for the lulz, the fame, the anarchy, and the people," the video proclaimed.
Targeting "the people watching this video" -- mostly average people who have nothing to do with the government or large corporations -- appears to be the next step in an ambitious psyop designed to manufacture consensus for government regulation of the internet.
Lulzsec may not get the chance, if we can believe the hype. A couple weeks ago, sister organization Anonymous (also rumored to be a government creation) said it would not just take down a few government and corporate websites, but the entire internet. It plans to do this on March 31st using something called DNS amplification.
DNS, or Domain Name System, is sort of like the White Pages of the internet. It is used every time you type a website address in your browser. Anonymous plans to attack the DNS servers. Here's an in-depth explanation of how DNS works and how Anonymous supposedly plans to attack it and disable the internet.
In the past, Anonymous responded to things like the Pirate Bay and Megaupload takedowns by the government and SOPA and PIPA, but has morphed into what the government would consider to be a terrorist organization. It's latest "anarchic" activity is not connected to a political idea of principle. It does, however, coincide with an orchestrated propaganda campaign portraying the shadowy group as dangerous.
http://www.infowars.com/problem-reaction-solution-anonymous-promises-to-take-...
RBG-Malcolm X & Keith LeBlanc - No Sell Out
RBG Blakademics Minister Malcolm X Studies Collection
http://www.scribd.com/collections/2710341/RBG-Blakademics-Minister-Malcolm-X-...
Freedom after nearly 25 years of wrongful imprisonment
A wrongfully convicted man whose prosecutor is now being investigated for withholding evidence is calling for greater accountability of prosecutors nationwide. Lara Logan reports on Sunday, March 25 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Skinnyman - Music Speaks Louder Than Words [Music Video]
New & unseen music video from Skinnyman "Music Speaks Louder Than Words"
The Role of Immunoexcitotoxicity in Aluminum and Mercury with Dr. Russel...
Alex also talks with Russell Blaylock, M.D., a nationally recognized board-certified neurosurgeon, health practitioner, author and editor of the Blaylock Wellness Report. Dr. Blaylock is the author of Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills and Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life
Are you a conscious activist, or some sucker being pimped?
Listen to internet radio with African Warlord X on Blog Talk Radio
What destroys the energy of conscious activists and the migration from one dead-end movement to another Are you a conscious activist, or some sucker being pimped?by African Warlord X
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Rev. Omar Wilks: JUSTICE FOR TRAYVON MARTIN 3/20/12
Rev. Omar Wilks of Unison Pentecostal Church demands Justice for Trayvon Martin
Conspiracy of Silence HD Full Movie Banned Discovery Documentary Elite C...
http://www.zioncrimefactory.com/jew-world-order
When will enough finally be enough for the human-race?
ANONYMOUS UK JUSTICE FOR HOLLIE GREIG/FREE ROBERT GREEN
On 14th April 2012 Anonymous (UK) activists will be joining FREE ROBERT GREEN & JUSTICE FOR HOLLIE GREIG SUPPORTS in travelling up to Aberdeen to raise awareness to both the injustice surrounding the Hollie Greig case and the miscarriage of justice in jailing Robert Green. Here, Anonymous (UK) explains WHY this is such an important case of corruption and injustice to tackle. Anonymous (UK) also, through this video, calls to arms ALL it's activist members to join as a collective and travel en mass to show solidarity and support for both Hollie & Anne, and Robert Green. Anonymous (UK) is Legion. We do not forgive and We will not forget.
FREE ROBERT GREEN........ JUSTICE FOR HOLLIE GREIG.
Racism, Corruption & Police Brutality in the UK-A Simple Question-03-19-...
The failure to properly investigate the death of Stephen Lawrence, a black student who was killed in London in 1993, has left the UK with a police force that has been branded as institutionally racist.
The British police failure to investigate the issue led to an inquiry in 1998 which concluded that the investigation into Stephen's death was marked by professional incompetence and institutional racism in the police force.
Evidence before the inquiry stated that if the color of the victim and the attackers was reversed, the police would have acted very differently.
Not much has changed since then, and it may even be growing worse. Stop and search policies are direct more than ever towards black Britons and less than 10% of the UK police are of ethnic background.
Recently researchers have found that black people are 30 times more likely to be stopped and searched than their white citizens. This edition of A Simple Question asks: is the British police force racist?
Watch this video on our Website: http://www.presstv.com/Program/232533.html
Monday, 19 March 2012
Fare Jumpers, Shoplifters, Added to DNA Database
The state of New York will start collecting DNA samples for a permanent database from people who commit even the most minor crimes, like shoplifting or subway fare jumping
Killing of Fla. Teen Sheds Light on State's 'Stand Your Ground' Law
Demonstrators gathered in Sanford, Fla. Monday to demand the arrest of the neighborhood watch member who shot an unarmed black teenager, after 911 calls from the shooting were released. Ray Suarez and The Miami Herald's Frances Robles discuss why a Florida law could make filing charges against Zimmerman more difficult.
Sunday, 18 March 2012
Seriouside: , Taminko Sanford by The J Ril Show
Listen to internet radio with The J Ril Show on Blog Talk Radio
we will be interviewing Ms Taminko Sanford, she is the mother of Davontae Sanford, an 18 yr old who was found guilty of murdering four people on Runyon Street in Detroit at the age of 14, and is serving a 37 to 90 year sentence. He is 5’6,’’ slightly-built, blind in one eye, and “developmentally disabled.”
Inside Juvenile Detention: Boys on Fatherhood
Teen parenting is prevalent among the kids in the juvenile justice system, alarmingly so. Getting to these kids, listening to their perspectives on being a parent takes the debate away from black and white and into the shades of gray.
The Private Prison Problem
This video shows the brutal beating of 24 year-old inmate Hanni Elabed by another inmate at the Idaho Correctional Center (ICC).
The video confirms claims made by the ACLU that the private prison, run by the for-profit Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), promotes a culture of violence.
After the ACLU sued CCA they agreed to make improvements, and violence at ICC is down.
Now CCA is trying to buy more prisons. That's a terrible idea.
To help the ACLU stop the privatization of prisons and protect prisoners' rights, go to:
https://www.aclu.org/privateprisons
US police accused of racial bias
US civil Rights activists are calling on the federal government to investigate the death of black teenager in southeastern state of Florida.
Trayvon Martin was shot in the chest last month, but the man who pulled the trigger was not arrested of because of Florida's unusual interpretation of what it means to act in self-defence.
Thursday, 15 March 2012
Activists
Activism consists of intentional efforts to promote, impede or direct social, political, economic, or environmental change. Activism can take a wide range of forms from writing letters to newspapers or politicians, political campaigning, economic activism such as boycotts or preferentially patronizing businesses, rallies, street marches, strikes, sit-ins, and hunger strikes.
Activists can function in roles as public officials, as in judicial activism. Arthur Schlesinger Jr. introduced the term "judicial activism" in a January 1947 Fortune magazine article titled "The Supreme Court: 1947."[1]
Some activists try to persuade people to change their behavior directly, rather than to persuade governments to change laws. The cooperative movement seeks to build new institutions which conform to cooperative principles, and generally does not lobby or protest politically.
There is also a distinction to be made between Activists and activism, as many who engage in activism would not label themselves as activists. It is crucial to recognise this, lest one fail to recognise the amount of activism being carried out and risk marginalising this type of social change as a specific form of activism i.e. as carried out by the activist. For example environmental activists' that align themselves with Earth First, or Road Protestors would commonly be labelled activists, whereas a local community fighting to stop their park or green being sold off, or built on would not be classed as activists, despite their using similar means to similarly conservative ends. In short Activism is not always carried out by Activists.[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activism
US tightens up on protesting
In 2011, Time Magazine called The Protester the person of the year. But a new law that was recently signed by President Obama very well might mean that won't happen again. Since the start of the Occupy Wall Street Movement, over 6,700 Americans have been arrested for taking part in demonstrations and this new law could raise those numbers significantly. Marina Portnaya gives us the latest on H.R. 347, the Trespass Bill.
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
AT THE CROSS ROADS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE MINISTRY - Rev. Omar Wilks
Short Video Documentary on Social Justice Ministry / Liberation Theology from the perspective of Rev. Omar Wilks; Pastor of Unison Pentecostal Church.
Monday, 12 March 2012
Evolution A Myth, Ban Interracial Marriage - Republicans In AL, MS
A majority of Republicans in Alabama and Mississippi believes evolution is not true. A large percentage believe President Obama is a Muslim. Do they think interracial marriage should be legal? A poll from Public Policy Polling is broken down by The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur.
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-poll-obamas-a-muslim-to-many-gop-v...
Black Lesbians Taking Over College? Racist Rant Dissected: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MCQVBuOOYI
The Lynne Stewart Report : March 8, 2012. (Part 2 of 2.)
The Lynne Stewart Report
- with -
Ralph Poynter
in an interview with
"Taking Aim"'s
Mya Shone and
Ralph Schoenman
Sunday, 11 March 2012
Saving Mila Videos of Mila’s Abuse
http://www.youtube.com/user/MamaofMila/videos
Two Years Later He Raped Her.
The Judge Watched this Video in 2008 and saw no problem with it–apparently he enjoyed it.
DHHS must have too as they also found no problem with this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g-jruaKgbM&feature=plcp&context=C4ced68dVDvjVQa1PpcFNM48ExNuTs89UjVOJLBCpaRLcJzCA5y5M=
Ditto this video. DHHS and the Judge saw no problem here too-no “evidence” of Mila’s abuse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZI1E0zaz88&feature=plcp&context=C4b4d68cVDvjVQa1PpcFNM48ExNuTs8
http://wp.me/P1P67B-BF
Davontae Sanford Rally
Davontae Sanford Rally April 23rd 2012 8am. Outside the Recorders Court Detroit, Michigan.
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Saturday, 10 March 2012
Taliban jailed in Guantanamo agree Qatar move
A spokesman for Afghan president Hamid Karzai says five Taliban detainees held in Guantanamo Bay have agreed to be transferred to Qatar. The move could help bring the Taliban to the negotiating table. Tom Ackerman reports from Washington.
Davontae Sanford Rally
The Davontae Sanford Rally April 23rd 2012 8am. Outside the Recorders Court
Detroit, Michigan.
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#Kony2012 - Don't Be Fooled!
Don't drink the Kool Aid! Kony2012 has taken the affluent world by storm. But it's based on lies and deceit and it is founded on an idea that is racist to its core. I had to do a video to quickly summarise my thoughts.
"The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed." - Steven Biko
"Until one understands the system of White supremacy, anything and everything else will confuse you." - Nelly Fuller
Other links:
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Research: HIV/AIDS result sends shockwaves through the African American ...
Even with treatment advances, an HIV diagnosis can be devastating news- as many Americans still consider it a death sentence.
Friday, 9 March 2012
Bigger Brother: Total surveillance comes to UK
In the UK, the chances are you're being watched. It has more CCTV cameras per person than almost any other nation on earth. And now the government is planning to cast its intrusive eye over online activity, phone calls and text messages, all under the guise of an anti-terror law. And as RT's Ivor Bennett reports it's the taxpayer who may well pay in more ways than one.
Court Upholds Mississippi Pardons
The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the pardons issued by former Gov. Haley Barbour during his final days in office, including those of four convicted killers and a robber who had worked at the Governor's Mansion
Thursday, 8 March 2012
Meeting Joseph Kony
He's Africa's most wanted man. The leader of the feared Lord's Resistance Army. In his first interview for over twenty years, Joseph Kony explains why he's fighting.
"I am a freedom fighter not a terrorist", proclaims Joseph Kony. "We are fighting for total democracy." It's a surprising statement from a man widely believed to be a mad fantasist fighting for God. It's taken nearly a year of negotiations for Kony to agree to this interview. In his jungle hideout in the DRC, he seems relaxed and at ease. He weighs up each question with consideration and is surprisingly articulate. "The LRA has never been involved in any abductions, rapes or mutilations. That's just Museveni's propaganda." Perhaps mindful of his reputation, Kony denies suggestions God told him to fight. He does, however, admit to being guided by "very many spirits." And Vincent Otti, his number two states: "We are fighting to defend the 10 Commandments." It's believed Kony is about to begin peace talks with the Ugandan government. He's been following the case of former Liberian leader Charles Taylor with interest. But Kony himself has no fear of an international tribunal. As the VP of South Sudan states: "If we can bring about a peaceful settlement, the legal process can be done later."
Occupy Food, Don't Suppress the OWS, Occupy Cooperations, Occupy AIPAC-O...
Press TV's new program; 'OWS Week' highlights 7 days of the protest movement's happenings as viewed from American protesters' eyes.
The program also examines the wide range of social issues addressed by the 'occupy' movement in the US.
This episode of the show gets a perspective on Occupy Our Food Supply actions of beautification and vegetable gardening and addresses the Shut Down the Corporations and Occupy AIPAC mass protests.
Watch this video on our Website: http://www.presstv.com/Program/230569.html
Women's Day Finds Afghans Concerned
As International Women's Day was marked around the world, many in Afghanistan were worried that they could lose rights acquired since the Taliban were overthrown in 2001
KONY 2012 Trailer - TYT Discussion
KONY 2012 is a film and campaign by Invisible Children that aims to make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss the story and show snippets of the film.
Watch the film here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc
HOW TO HELP:
Donate to Invisible Children: https://www.stayclassy.org/checkout/set-donation?eid=14711
Purchase KONY 2012 products: http://invisiblechildrenstore.myshopify.com/
Sign the Pledge: http://www.causes.com/konypledge
IRAN #International_Women´s_Day #March_8
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#Amaneh_Bahrami
Human Chain Project would like to highlight the case of Amaneh Bahrami , who instead of carrying out the cruel punishment of her attacker , the so called ghesas sentence , she decided to forgive him !
We would like to tribute her for this act of forgivness and we are asking you to please make a contribution towards her medical costs ♥
With Love and Gratitude,
Human Chain Project
IRAN International Women´s Day March 8
Amaneh Bahrami
Human Chain Project would like to highlight the case of Amaneh Bahrami , who instead of carrying out the cruel punishment of her attacker , the so called ghesas sentence , she decided to forgive him !
We would like to tribute her for this act of forgivness and we are asking you to please make a contribution towards her medical costs ♥
With Love and Gratitude,
Human Chain Project
BACKGROUND ;
Acid spraying victim denied compensation
Mon, 11/21/2011
A Tehran court has announced that Amaneh Bahrami, the victim of acid-throwing who recently decided to forego the ghesas sentence of her assailant, is no longer eligible to receive any monetary compensation.
The Shargh daily newspaper reports: “Amaneh says she has foregone the ghesas ruling but wants to get the dieh (monetary compensation), but they say the minutes indicate that she has completely forgiven the crime.”
READ MORE HERE ;
http://www.radiozamaneh.com/english/content/acid-spraying-victim-denied-compensation
#IRAN #International_Women´s_Day #March_8
#Amaneh_Bahrami
Human Chain Project would like to highlight the case of Amaneh Bahrami , who instead of carrying out the cruel punishment of her attacker , the so called ghesas sentence , she decided to forgive him !
We would like to tribute her for this act of forgivness and we are asking you to please make a contribution towards her medical costs ♥
With Love and Gratitude,
Human Chain Project
IRAN International Women´s Day March 8
Amaneh Bahrami
Human Chain Project would like to highlight the case of Amaneh Bahrami , who instead of carrying out the cruel punishment of her attacker , the so called ghesas sentence , she decided to forgive him !
We would like to tribute her for this act of forgivness and we are asking you to please make a contribution towards her medical costs ♥
With Love and Gratitude,
Human Chain Project
BACKGROUND ;
Acid spraying victim denied compensation
Mon, 11/21/2011
A Tehran court has announced that Amaneh Bahrami, the victim of acid-throwing who recently decided to forego the ghesas sentence of her assailant, is no longer eligible to receive any monetary compensation.
The Shargh daily newspaper reports: “Amaneh says she has foregone the ghesas ruling but wants to get the dieh (monetary compensation), but they say the minutes indicate that she has completely forgiven the crime.”
READ MORE HERE ;
http://www.radiozamaneh.com/english/content/acid-spraying-victim-denied-compensation
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
UN #Ahmed_Shaheed #Report Released on #Human_Rights Situation in #Iran
Human Chain Project
The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran has released his new report in time for the 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
In a 36-page report, Ahmad Shaheed claims to have “catalogued allegations that produce a striking pattern of violations of fundamental human rights.”
In a departure from his earlier report, Shaheed makes several recommendations to the Islamic Republic government and specifically calls for “the immediate release of all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience and [calls] upon the government to protect the space for public criticism or advocacy.”
The report also urges the authorities to investigate allegations regarding the violation of due process as well as reports of torture and death in detention centres.
The report lists “excessive solitary confinement, electric shock, severe beatings, threats of rape, and threats to detain and/or harm friends, associates, and family members” as instances of torture cited by several witnesses that contacted the special rapporteur. The report indicates some witnesses have said they were coerced into making recordings of false confessions.
Shaheed writes that interviewed several NGOs, Iranians living outside Iran and diplomats.
He indicates that the Mothers of Laleh Park have written to him in order to initiate an investigation into the deaths of their children during the post-election events of 2009.
Saheed calls on Islamic Republic authorities to review their laws regarding political parties, NGOs, the family and security in order to ascertain compatibility with international standards.
Iranian authorities have refused to cooperate with Shaheed, and his request to travel to Iran to corroborate his report was turned down.
Several Islamic Republic figures condemned Shaheed’s earlier report, which also listed accounts of widespread human rights violations in Iran. They accused Shaheed of relying on one-sided data.
SOURCE ; Radio Zamaneh
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United Nations General Assembly
Distr.: General
6 March 2012
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Nineteenth session
Agenda item 4
Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation
of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Summary
The present report,
the first to be submitted to the Human Rights Council, is
submitted pursuant to Council resolution 16/9 and covers the human rights developments
since the commencement of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on 1 August 2011.
The
Special Rapporteur e presented his first interim report to the General Assembly (A/66/374) in October 2011.
The present report outlines the Special Rapporteur‟s proposed methodology and
highlights the recent trends in the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
While listing some of the most recent human rights concerns,
the Special Rapporteur focuses on some of the cases that emerged during post-election unrest in 2009.
Although
the report does not cover all the violations of human rights in the country, it provides a picture
of the prevailing situation in that regard. It is envisaged that a number of important
issues not covered in the present report will be addressed in the Special Rapporteur‟s future
LINK TO THE FULL REPORT ;
http://persian.iranhumanrights.org/wp-content/uploads/HRC-ICHRI_en.pdf
SOURCE ; UN
Save Davontae sign now!
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Davontae Sanford has supporters from all over the world, including the United Kingdom and Sweden. He has support from media personalities like Bill Proctor of Detroit's Channel 7, who runs his own Innocence Project. His case has received extensive and generally sympathetic coverage from the Associated Press . So where Is your names on his petition ?
However much time it takes to sign this petition is no where near as long as this child will serve if we don't..., save Davontae sign now!
http://www.change.org/petitions/new-trial-for-davontae-sanford?share_id=ktKqmLlQUv&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter via @change
Monday, 5 March 2012
This is barbaric & Inhuman This Has To STOP !!
In the 27 months that now 16 year old Blade Reed has been at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, he has been maced or pepper sprayed by staff at least 14 times, spent 7 months in solitary confinement until February 2011, and has been in solitary confinement again since the beginning of February 2012. If Wabash has their way, Blade could spend an additional 704 more days plus in solitary. Blade suffers from many disabilities. This is barbaric treatment, and state sanctioned child abuse. This insane handling and management of Blade by Wabash/IDOC officials must cease, NOW!
The visions of a fool
Old men dream they can run again
Little boys dreaming of becoming me
Young men dreaming of skirts
Life is an unequivocal wonder
Filled with inevitabilities
That are realized far too soon
We purse elusive truths
Beckoning our paths to reconcile our desires
But “Truth” knows not of the character of “Mercy”
The toils we suffer
Perhaps lend a compassion
Perhaps not
It does yet serve the soft-hearted
He who seeks a spiritual epiphany
They say “Grace” visits the abode of the meek
Those who have lost their “Warrior Spirit”
Seeking no more the conquest
Content to abide
Side by Side
In the reflective face of their hunger
And thirsts
Isaiah called out the words
In prophesy he uttered
“Come”
Come and buy milk with no money
Eat, Drink ‘til thy Soul is Fat
Who is the fool that has visions of strength
To overcome the balance
Of that which is Eternal ?
Shall the child tip the scales,
And give favor
To the weary ?
I close my eyes
And visit upon the darkness
Holding to my delusion
While hoping to conjure a silence
Where the voices rival not
Any more.
The Visions of a fool
© 4 March 2012 : William S. Peters, Sr.
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Sunday, 4 March 2012
INNER-CITY CAMPING.
Listen to internet radio with African Warlord X on Blog Talk Radio
Years ago, I worked as a " youth mentor " at a community center that is located in a high-crime neighborhood. My official job description was to tutor youth in math, writing, yawnnnnnnn...you've heard it before. In reality, however, I spent most of my time monitoring the 12 to 16 year old youth while they shot pool, played cards, listened to music, etc. I occasionally had to break up fights. I had no idea what type of impression I was making upon the youth at the time. However, when the older adolescent males began asking me questions about college, or girls/women, or " have you ever smoked weed " type questions, I knew I was getting through to them in the exact way I intended. However, the greatest lesson learned was one I learned, which is as follows : A child's mind is the most fertile intellectual soil within which to sow good seeds. What does this have to do with inner-city camping? " Well, listen to this installment to find out.INNER-CITY CAMPING.
by African Warlord X
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Saturday, 3 March 2012
Rev. Omar Wilks Interviews Khadijah Shakur of the New Black Panther Part...
Rev. Omar Wilks had a discussion with Khadijah Shakur on his radio program Unison Global Talk. Khadijah discussed the meaning of Black Power in the 21st century as it relates to Politics, Culture, Social Justice, and the Black Power Movement . Khadijah Shakur is a Representative of the NY Chapter of the New Black Panther Party.
to go to the Radio Station of Unison Global Talk (click on link):
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ACTA in UK: 10 years in jail for a download?
UK web surfers have caught a grim glimpse of the future with Internet users being threatened with 10 years in jail for "illegal downloading" after a prominent music file-sharing site was shut down shortly after Britain signed the notorious ACTA bill.
It is the first time such a move has been made against Internet users in the UK. The British government introduced regulations in 2009 enabling Internet providers to track users who downloaded illegal content from the web and disable their connection if warning letters had no effect. But signing the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has brought the conflict to a whole new level.
In Europe, people are taking to the streets in protest at the contradictory Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, with some countries refusing to sign it.
After hackers from the activist group Anonymous attacked practically all US government websites in retaliation, the authorities are now considering adopting their own home-grown anti-counterfeiting laws like PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act) / SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act).
Friday, 2 March 2012
URGENT: Call US Attorney General Eric Holder on behalf of Rene Gonzalez
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Davontae would appreciate some cards & letter's right now to show he Is not forgotton
Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.
-- Henry Ward Beecher
Davontae would appreciate some cards & letter's right now to show he Is not forgotton .... His address is: Davontae Sanford #684070, Ionia Correctional Facility, 1576 W. Bluewater Highway, Ionia MI 48846
Has Obama Challenged the "War On Drugs" Asumptions?
Pt1 of a debate on "What would a saner drug policy look like?" between Sean Dunagan, former DEA Analyst and Kevin Sabet, former Obama Admin. Adviser
See the full debate at www.therealnews.com
Are Jails Another Form of Slavery?
Pt4 of a debate on "What would a saner drug policy look like?", Megan Sherman, who grew up in Baltimore, joins the debate between Sean Dunagan, former DEA Analyst and Kevin Sabet, former Obama Admin. Adviser
See the full debate at www.therealnews.com
Thursday, 1 March 2012
US citizens spying on each other?
The United States is known as the land of liberty, but lately it seems it is becoming the land of fear and suspicion. In a post 9/11-America, the slogan "if you see something, say something" has become a national campaign to prevent another terrorist attack. According to FBI pamphlets, people who pay with cash, wear backpacks and use cameras could be a potential terrorists. Recent reports also confirm that the NYPD has covertly been monitoring and spying on Muslims. Marina Portnaya looks into why the US government wants citizens spying on citizens.
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TD Jakes Highlights Awareness For Missing Blacks
BISHOP T.D. JAKES AND CODEBLACK ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHT AWARENESS FOR AMERICA'S MISSING PERSONS OF COLOR
-- Woman Thou Art Loosed!: On the 7th Day Will Help Bring National Awareness to This Crisis --
Woman Thou Art Loosed!: On the 7th Day
Photo credit: Cook Allender
Dallas, TX (BlackNews.com) -- Bishop T.D. Jakes, senior pastor at The Potter's House of Dallas, Inc. and Codeblack Entertainment, announce their joint support of the Black and Missing Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization that brings awareness to missing persons of color.
According to recent statistics, persons of color make up an estimated 40 percent of missing people in the United States. Of that 85 percent were Black - far greater than their approximately 13 percent share of the U.S. population and yet they were the subject of fewer than 23 percent of all news reports.
The collaboration was created as a campaign to support the April 13 theatrical release of Woman Thou Art Loosed!: On the 7th Day, produced by T.D. Jakes and distributed by Codeblack Entertainment.
The film's plot elements deal with the impact of abduction on an African-American family. Outreach offered at The Potter's House along with the vital information and awareness championed by the Black and Missing Foundation, Inc. created an opportunity to form a relationship to address the issue of abduction in the film and the lack of media coverage when persons of color are reported missing.
Black and Missing Foundation, Inc. (BAM FI) was established as a non-profit organization, by a veteran law enforcement official and public relations specialist, whose mission is to bring awareness to missing persons of color, provide vital resources and tools to missing person's families and friends and to educate the minority community on personal safety.
"African Americans are unlikely to receive a national alert or to be featured in the media when their loved ones go missing," said Bishop T.D. Jakes. "In an effort to bring awareness and help turn the tide on these daunting statistics, Codeblack Entertainment and The Potter's House are helping to bring this issue to the forefront."
To do just that, The Potter's House has created a multi-tiered relationship. BAM FI will be featured at the popular MEGA TOTZ and MEGA KIDZ conferences held June 29th and 30th and July 19th-21st, respectively. At both conferences, the foundation will be able to present safety workshops as well as provide child identification kits so that families are prepared in a crisis.
The Potter's House Center for Counseling and Behavioral Health has joined the efforts and will be listed as a resource for BAM FI clients and will be open to serve individuals and families referred by the trailblazing foundation. Additional efforts will increase awareness through scheduled posts and campaigns via Facebook, Twitter and in-house correspondence to all five churches under The Potter's House umbrella.
Additionally, Codeblack Entertainment will help further awareness, education and support of BAM FI through a variety of traditional, non-traditional and social media marketing efforts.
"It is so important to educate our community on this issue, especially since an overwhelming number of missing persons in the United States are of color," said Derrica Wilson, co-founder, Black and Missing Foundation, Inc. “We are so pleased that The Potter’s House along with Bishop T.D. Jakes and Codeblack Entertainment will use their platform to help find our missing men, women and children.”
The Foundation asserts that relationships with organizations are key, but that any effort can help bring a loved one home.
"Together we can find the thousands of individuals missing from our communities and bring them home or provide much needed closure for their families," said Natalie Wilson, co-founder, Black and Missing Foundation, Inc. "We can all play a part-big or small- in addressing this issue."
To learn more about Black And Missing Foundation, Inc. and for profiles of missing individuals, throughout the nation, as well as news, information, and tips, please visit BAM FI's web site: www.bamfi.org.
Film synopsis:
Woman Thou Art Loosed!: On the 7th Day is a compelling story that unites love, suspense and faith into one heart-wrenching package. David (Blair Underwood) and Kari (Sharon Leal) Ames seem to have the perfect life until their young daughter is kidnapped, and over the course of seven days they begin to uncover secrets about their past that threaten to rip their marriage and lives apart.
Pastor, Entrepreneur and Filmmaker, T.D. Jakes proudly presents the second installment in his thought-provoking Woman Thou Art Loosed! film franchise entitled, Woman Thou Art Loosed!: On the 7th Day. This dramatic thriller stars Golden Globe® Nominee Blair Underwood (Madea's Family Reunion, Set It Off) and Sharon Leal (Why Did I Get Married Too?, This Christmas). Also starring Nicole Beharie (American Violet), Nicoye Banks (NBC's "Law & Order"), Emmy Award® Nominee Pam Grier (2012, The Man with the Iron Fists, Just Wright), Reed R. McCants (Civil Brand) and Jaqueline Fleming (2012, Contraband; HBO's "Tremé").
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Neema Barnette, Woman Thou Art Loosed!: On the 7th Day underscores the impact of secrets, lies and deception on the lives of the featured characters.
Produced and distributed by Codeblack Entertainment and executive produced by T.D. Jakes for T.D.J Enterprises.
Key Links:
* Official Film Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGP4ON7SkOI
* Official Film Site: www.tdjakeswtalmovie.com
* Official Film Facebook: www.facebook.com/WomanThouArtLoosed7thDay
* Black & Missing Foundation, Inc Facebook: www.facebook.com/bamfiorg
* Black & Missing Foundation, Inc Twitter: @BAM_FI
* Black & Missing Foundation Inc’s :30 PSA: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMmBQW4wLYQ&sns=em
About Black and Missing Foundation Inc.:
Black and Missing Foundation, Inc (BAM FI) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization whose mission is to bring awareness to missing persons of color; provide vital resources and tools to missing person's families and friends; and to provide educational training on personal safety. BAM FI offers a free clearinghouse, which highlights profiles and information on missing persons of color, nationally. Visit www.bamfi.org for more information.
About Codeblack Entertainment:
Launched in 2005 by entertainment industry veteran Jeff Clanagan, CODEBLACK Enterprises LLC is a global new media & entertainment content company focused on connecting with diverse African-American and urban audiences wherever they are. CODEBLACK proudly delivers its content across the globe through television, motion pictures and a wide range of digital media. Visit www.codeblackentertainment.com more information.
About TDJ Enterprises:
Bishop T. D. Jakes is a charismatic leader, visionary, provocative thinker, and entrepreneur who serves as the senior pastor of the 30,000-member church The Potter's House located in Dallas. Under the T.D.J. Enterprises umbrella, a for-profit organization, are film, music, bestselling books, and other products helping disseminate a faith-based message to a wide audience. Visit www.tdjakes.com for more information.
About The Potter's House:
Located in Dallas, The Potter's House is a 30,000-member nondenominational, multicultural church and humanitarian organization led by Bishop T. D. Jakes, twice featured on the cover of Time magazine as "America's Best Preacher" and as one of the nation's "25 Most Influential Evangelicals." The Potter's House has five locations, The Potter's House of Dallas, The Potter's House of Fort Worth, The Potter's House of North Dallas, and The Potter's House of Denver and a Spanish language church, Casa de Fe. www.thepottershouse.org
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