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Wendy’s Window: ‘Civil Rights: Progression or Regression?’
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Wendy’s Window: ‘Civil Rights: Progression or Regression?’

Wendy GladneyFebruary 21, 2019

I was born of a White mother and a Black father in 1961 in Southern California during a time when America was experiencing segregation across the nation.  Although many of us in California did not feel the same effects as many of our relatives in the South, segregation was still alive and well throughout the country. The Civil Rights Movement was in its beginning stages and the 50’s and 60’s were pivotal in changing the face and climate of America. The Civil Rights Movement was organized by African Americans with the goal to help end racial discrimination and provide equal rights to all under the law.

Civility No Solution to Oppression: Only Relentless Resistance Will End It
Dr. Maulana KarengaOpinion

Civility No Solution to Oppression: Only Relentless Resistance Will End It

Dr. Maulana KarengaJuly 12, 2018

Inherent in this deceptive and hypocritical call for civility and condemnation of confrontation of the oppressor and oppression everywhere are attempts to tie it to both irresponsible activity and violence. Min. Malcolm taught us that this is a standard tactic of the oppressor to discredit and deter resistance. He observed how the established order seeks to silence and crush resistance by associating it with violence and criminalizing it. Using lynching as an example, he says that they redefine victim and victimizer “If (we) do anything to stop the man from putting that rope around (our) neck.”

For Limbiko: Love and Memory in Times of Turmoil and Tension
Dr. Maulana KarengaOpinion

For Limbiko: Love and Memory in Times of Turmoil and Tension

Dr. Maulana KarengaJune 21, 2018

In the tradition of our ancestors of ancient Egypt, who wrote letters to loved ones who had passed from earth and ascended into the heavens, I again write you Limbiko Tembo, beloved sister and sacred friend. Let it be said countless times, you live in our lives, in the good we share, the work we do and the struggles we wage.