Thursday February 23rd 2012

‘Sports’ Archives

African-American ‘giants’ more than meet Medal of Freedom standard

African-American ‘giants’ more than meet Medal of Freedom standard

You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. Collectively, Maya Angelou, John Lewis and Bill Russell represent the very best of the American spirit. They won their future — and [Read More]

Barry Bonds: Baseball’s Scapegoat

Even though the Mitchell Report shows that much of the MLB was complicit in steroid use, Barry Bonds is the only one who will take the fall. read more | digg story [Read More]

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Native American Youth to Diane Sawyer: We’re Not Poverty Porn via Colorlines

Last month ABC’s 20/20 aired a special they called “Children of the Plains,” that portrayed the Lakota Indian [Read More]

South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu Calls for Release of Mumia Abu-Jamal

In a video statement released to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Mumia Abu-Jamal’s incarceration, the former [Read More]

Mumia Abu-Jamal Speaks about His Removal from Death Row

Hundreds of supporters of the imprisoned journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal gathered on Friday in Philadelphia to mark the 30th [Read More]

DA Dropping Death Penalty Against Mumia Abu-Jamal

PHILADELPHIA — Prosecutors have called off their 30-year battle to execute former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal for [Read More]

NAACP: Troy Davis’ sister, Martina Davis-Correia has died

NAACP: Troy Davis’ sister, Martina Davis-Correia has died

Martina Davis-Correia, the sister of late cause celebre death row inmate Troy Davis, has died, NAACP senior [Read More]

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