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  • Black Panthers, Then and Now

    Democracy Now is an election year program that follows alternative political movements, both current and past. Today, we look at the Black Panther Party on the 25th anniversary of the acquittal of the New York Panther 21. In 1996, at a time when the federal government has far reaching powers to infiltrate political groups, its important to look back at the Black Panthers, a radical black organization of the 1960s and 70s that was, in part, destroyed...
    May 13, 1996 | Story

  • Afrocentric Education

    In recent years, the culture wars have raged in the sphere of public education and the issue is sure to come up in the Presidential and Congressional races this fall. One of the most controversial elements of this debate is multicultural education. Some predominantly African American urban school have begun to incorporate what’s called Afrocentricity into their curricula in attempt to provide students with an educational experience that...
    May 17, 1996 | Story

  • Independence Day and Race in America

    Today is the 4th of July, the day the American colonies declared their Independence from England in 1776. While many Americans will hang flags, participate in parades, watch fireworks and wax patriotic, Independence Day is not a cause for celebration for all. For Native Americans, it is yet another bitter reminder of colonialism which brought disease, violence, genocide and destruction of their culture and way of life. For African Americans, Independence...
    Jul 04, 1996 | Story

  • Afrocentric Education

    In recent years, the culture wars have raged in the sphere of public education: from school prayer to school curricula, issues in public education are fertile ground for political battles in state and local races this fall. One of the most controversial elements of this debate is multicultural education. Some predominantly African American urban schools have begun to incorporate what’s called Afrocentricity into their curricula in attempt...
    Oct 04, 1996 | Story

  • Black Veterans Honored

    Today seven African American World War II veterans will be honored with the Congressional Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony. Despite the fact that more than 1.2 million African Americans fought in World War II, not one black World War II veteran has ever received the nation’s highest military honor.
    Jan 13, 1997 | Story

  • Women Writers of the African Diaspora

    Under the watchwords of Yari Yari — or the future of the future — hundreds of people gathered this weekend in New York City to focus attention on the experience of women writers of the African Diaspora. The three day Yari Yari conference was the first major international gathering devoted to the evaluation and celebration of literature by women of African descent.
    Oct 22, 1997 | Story

  • Remembering Frederick Douglass During Independence Day

    This weekend the nation commemorates the 4th of July, the day American colonies declared their Independence from England in 1776. While many Americans will hang flags, participate in parades, and watch fireworks, Independence Day is not a cause for celebration to all.
    Jul 03, 1998 | Story

  • Frederick Douglass Oration On July 4th

    Today is a national holiday, commemorating the Fourth of July, when American colonies declared their independence from England in 1776. While many in America hang flags, attend parades and watch fireworks, Independence Day is not a cause of celebration for all. For Native Americans, it is a bitter reminder of colonialism, which brought disease, violence, genocide and the destruction of their culture and way of life.
    Jul 05, 1999 | Story

  • Philadelphia: A Legacy of Police Brutality

    Most people are aware of the recent police beating of Thomas Jones here in Philadelphia, but fewer people remember the police beating of Delbert Africa in 1978 caught on videotape and broadcast worldwide. This incident prompted the Department of Justice to file the first ever lawsuit against a city for police brutality. In 1985, the police dropped C-4 plastique from a state helicopter on the MOVE house resulting in the death of eleven people including...
    Jul 31, 2000 | Story

  • Danny Glover, Robert Moses and David Dennis Talk About the "Algebra Project"

    As we move into Martin Luther King weekend, we look at a man who has never given up the fight. From his days inMississippi as a civil rights organizer with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, to his work today as ateacher based in Cambridge Massachusetts, Robert Moses has spoken out with a passionate and articulate voice.
    Jan 12, 2001 | Story