‘World News’ Archives
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 reservation as a place that only dealt with crime, unemployment, alcoholism, overcrowded trailers and crumbling schools. On Monday, young Native American [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 South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu urges Abu-Jamal’s immediate freedom. Mumia “has faced years of prosecutorial and police misconduct and judicial [Read More]
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 communications associate Derek Turner confirmed. [Read More]
Melvin Van Peebles Supports The Occupy Wall Street Movement With His 1971 Song From “Watermelon Man”
via Shadow and Act Famed director Melvin Van Peebles, who knows his share of controversy, decided to lend his support to the Occupy Wall Street Movement. His 1971 song “Love That’s America,” from his first Hollywood film Watermelon Man, has been used with [Read More]
The 99%: a community of resistance – Angela Davis
The Occupy activists and their supporters have brought us together as the 99%. They call upon the majority to stand up against the minority. The old minorities, in effect, are the new majority. There are major responsibilities attached to this decision to forge such an [Read More]