Browsing ยป 2012 Social Justice News

Too Short Speaks Out at Oakland Town Hall on Misogyny & Violence

Too Short Speaks Out at Oakland Town Hall on Misogyny & Violence

Last night (March 14th 2012) the Oakland chapter of 100 Black Men and Safe Passages, an organization from ‘Tha Town’ that is in the forefront of dealing with domestic violence and sexual assault, hooked up with members of the Hip Hop community to hold a town hall meeting inside City Hall. The topic was Misogyny, [...]

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If We Wanna Honor Whitney, How About We End Addictions?

If We Wanna Honor Whitney, How About We End Addictions?

With the sudden and tragic passing of Whitney Houston, there’s no doubt there will be scores of tributes. There was a tribute last night at music executive, Clive Davis‘ famous Pre-Grammy Party. There will be one tonight at the Grammys.. Rumors are singers Jennifer Hudson and Chaka Khan will sing in her honor… There are [...]

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Blac Block Tactics.. Are they Destroying the Occupy Movement or Helping?

Blac Block Tactics.. Are they Destroying the Occupy Movement or Helping?

Ever since the November 2 Oakland General Strike which brought out tens of thousands of people culminating in the shut down of the Port of Oakland, folks within the Occupy Movement have been talking about the usefulness of Blac Bloc style tactics.. In Oakland the debate was full steam and contentious around an issue called [...]

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FBI Deem Activists as Terrorists But this is Nothing New-There’s a Long History

FBI Deem Activists as Terrorists But this is Nothing New-There’s a Long History

The other day I put out an article questioning why the FBI and other law enforcement outlets were not classifying the German man accused of setting 50 fires in LA, a terrorist. You can peep that HERE My main objective was to show you the hypocrisy of our government and those in power and how [...]

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