Lena Horne On Race
The pioneering singer, actor and civil rights activist Lena Horne has died at the age of 92. Here are excerpts from a rare 1966 interview with Lena Horne from the Pacifica Radio Archives. Also, listen the full interview and her music.
Lena Horne
May 13, 2010, 11:10
Ticking Time Bombs
While corporate media types mock the tea parties, they miss the deeper flood of fear -- driven by economic experiences -- that pervades the land, feeding rivers and tributaries of racism, xenophobia, paranoia and hatred.
By Mumia Abu-Jamal
May 13, 2010, 12:16
Venezuela Is Not Greece
Contrary to popular media spin, the idea that Venezuela is facing an "economic crisis" is simply wrong.
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela
By Mark Weisbrot
May 7, 2010, 11:18
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BP: Spill could be 10 times current estimate. Halliburton’s role in oil rig explosion probed. U.S.: suspect admits to failed Times Square bombing. N.Y. officials push for expanded surveillance. 28 die in storms in Tennessee, Mississippi and Kentucky. Bolivia nationalizes four power companies. Phoenix Suns to protest Arizona anti-immigrant law. Plant overlooked contaminated materials in children’s medicines. And more...
President Obama speaks to reporters after reviewing BP oil spill damage.
May 5, 2010, 10:44
Mary J Blige-American Voice
Mary J. Blige’s recent willingness to tackle Led Zepplin's “Stairway to Heaven" bolsters a long articulated claim that she—and by extension Black women vocalists—be read as a quintessential American Voice.
By Mark Anthony Neal
Apr 26, 2010, 17:16
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President Obama eulogizes Dorothy Height. BP oil spill hits Louisiana coastline. Thousands gather for march on Wall St. Goldman Sachs faces criminal probe. Protests, lawsuits challenge Arizona immigration law. House approves Puerto Rico referendum. Check the news!
President Obama eulogizes Dorothy Height at her funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
Apr 30, 2010, 13:00
EVENT--A Visual Arts Debut
Rather than write about art, Esther Iverem is debuting her own art, quilts and other fiber arts, at the Zimstone Gallery, 4814 Rhode Island Ave. in Hyattsville, Md. Show extended to May 22, 2010
Apr 16, 2010, 12:25
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Protests erupt over Arizona immigrant crackdown bill. Justice Dept. reviewing Arizona immigration law. Malcolm X assassin released on parole. Appeals court suspends ruling blocking ACORN funding. Goldman execs grilled at Senate hearing. Senate Republicans block financial reform bill for consecutive day. U.S. Coast Guard mulls “controlled burn” of Gulf oil slick. US extradites Noriega to France. Appeals court upholds Wal-Mart discrimination suit. “Avatar” director James Cameron follows box office success with advocacy for indigenous struggles. US to withdraw troops from Haiti. And More! Check here for all the news!
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Apr 28, 2010, 10:36
Keeping Up With The Joneses
The subject of "The Joneses" is our drive toward materialism and the competition to have something more than, better than, bigger than, more expensive than the folks next door.
By Esther Iverem
Apr 16, 2010, 11:53
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Dorothy Height and Benjamin Hooks join the ancestors. Hundreds mark 15th anniversary of Oklahoma City bombing. Pro-gun rallies held in DC, Virginia. Video captures Md. police beating of unarmed student. Gates criticizes WikiLeaks for releasing video of US Attack. Arizona bill gives officers right to stop those suspected of being an illegal immigrant. Goldman Sachs accused of civil fraud in sale of mortgage securities. ACORN staffer reported prostitution claims to police. Virginia Gov. apologizes for excluding slavery from Confederate History Month proclamation. US foreclosures break monthly record. Is the CIA assassination order of a US citizen legal? Air travel resumes in Europe amidst new ash warning. And MUCH more...Click to check all the news!
Dorothy Height, Collection of Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library.
Apr 21, 2010, 12:43
Scholars on the Mic
In Born to Use Mics, editors Michael Eric Dyson and Sohail Daulatzai assemble top hip-hop scholars to dissect Nas's Illmatic into its cultural, political, literary and global components.
By Sidik Fofana
Apr 8, 2010, 12:58
When Empires End
Powerful empires can fall with amazing rapidity, often in the space of a lifetime - or even less.
By Mumia Abu-Jamal
Apr 16, 2010, 11:24
The Myth of Black Male Privilege?
The Black family cast of the 70's television show "Good Times"
Gender privilege is no myth and despite the structural crisis that Black men face in American society, they often function with significantly more advantages than Black women.
By Mark Anthony Neal
Mar 31, 2010, 12:00
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“We made a devil’s bargain”: Fmr. President Clinton apologizes for trade policies that destroyed Haitian rice farming. Haitian earthquake survivors freed from immigration jails. Some schools reopen in Haiti. Study: homeowner program favors White borrowers. New Orleans police officer indicted in shooting cover-up. California probe clears ACORN of unlawful activity. South African White supremacist murdered. Report: Africa lost $1.8T to illegal outflows. Leaked video shows US killing Reuters staff in Iraq. US forces admit killing two pregnant Afghan women and teenager. And MUCH more! Click link for all the REAL NEWS...
A leaked Pentagon video shows U.S. helicopter mowing down Iraqi journalists and civilians.
Apr 6, 2010, 15:54
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