Black Lives Matter claiming small victories
June 15, 2016
Jasmine Abdullah was convicted of one count of attempted felony lynching, which is trying to take someone from lawful custody of police by means of a riot
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Power Concedes Nothing Without Disruption: A Response to the Los Angeles Police Commission President
May 25, 2016
When Los Angeles Police Commission President Matt Johnson contributed his opinion piece May 12, 2016 he was very careful not to call out any individual or organization by name
Leveling the Playing Field with the Children’s Defense Fund
April 13, 2016
Women bring their voices to speak on ways to help California’s children at the California African American Museum.
Black Lives Matter Movement Shuts Down Mayor Garcetti’s Visit to South L.A.
October 21, 2015
Community members listen to Mayor Garcetti express his plans to bring reform, transportation, jobs and housing to South Los Angeles
Holding the Line and Keeping the Faith: Marking Us’ Half-Century of Struggle and Achievement
October 7, 2015
From September 24-27 activists-intellectuals, social and racial justice activists, educators, ministers, teachers, professors, social workers and other professionals, students and everyday people from across the country gathered to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Organization Us and the African American Cultural Center, and of the introduction of the organization’s philosophy, Kawaida, and the Nguzo Saba (The Seven Principles) at the Nguzo Saba 2015 Conference and Awards Luncheon held here in Los Angeles.
BISMILLAH Justice or Else! L.A.
June 25, 2015
The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan met with L.A.’s community leaders during his “Justice or Else!” national tour to promote the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March, slated for October 10, 2015 in Washington, D.C.
Cal State LA’s Pan African Studies Department 8th Annual Forum: An Evening with Selma Director Ava DuVernay
June 4, 2015
The Power of the Lens: Black Women as Visual Griots of the 21st Century Ava DuVernay takes the stage at Cal State L.A.’s Luckman Theatre. (Credit: J. Emilio Flores/Cal State L.A.) On Wednesday, May 27th, the mic sure sounded nice in the Luckman Theater on the campus of California State University, Los Angeles. A talented group of wordologists took to the mic to open the 8th Annual Forum of the Pan African Studies (PAS) Department. Preceding the appearance of the woman of the hour, director and writer Ava DuVernay, the near capacity crowd showed tremendous appreciation for poets Simeon Carson, and
Response to Anthony Samad: Accountability is More Than Self-Serving Talk
September 17, 2009
Response to Anthony Samad: Accountability is More Than Self-Serving Talk The Reagan trickle-down model of educational, economic and political and other opportunities has long been an erratic drip. Certain of its agents and wannabes are fringe pretenders who have eluded accountability and close scrutiny; they also include in their ranks some who have undesirable and questionable legal and moral histories. In accepting these mercenaries, we continue to legitimize their flimflam. One example is Anthony Samad’s unsupported and fallacious assessments of the Black Education Task Force leadership, mission and objectives. His Our Weekly column (Sept. 3-9, 2009) says that the Black
Justice for Jaheim McMillan: teenager shot in the head by police
November 29, 2022
On Tuesday, Nov.29, local pillars of the community and selected guests were invited to a virtual discussion about the recent murder of 15-year-old Jaheim McMillan. His life was taken by the police force in Gulfport, Mississippi last month.