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Rap Brown said it: ‘Violence is as American as cherry pie’
The right to armed self-defense of civil rights workers in the 1960s has been parodied by white right-wing racists defending themselves against the ‘tyranny’ of a federal government run by a black man. By Ed Felien | The Rag Blog … Continue reading
BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Aaron Dixon’s ‘My People Are Rising’
My People Are Rising: A Black Panther memoir Aaron Dixon was both a leader and a foot soldier; an intelligent black man in the mid-century United States who knew racism first-hand and wanted to end it. By Ron Jacobs | … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Dixon, Black Liberation Movement, Black Panthers, Books, Memoir, Ron Jacobs, Sixties
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Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers : Looking Back at Kent State and Jackson State
President Richard Nixon, pointing to a Cambodian map, announces the entry of American soldiers into Cambodia, on April 30, 1970.Kent State and Jackson State:Looking back / leaning forward Richard Nixon and the political class had denounced students as thugs and … Continue reading
SPORT / Dave Zirin : John Carlos and the Moment That Still Matters
Tommie Smith (center) and John Carlos raise their fists at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Peter Norman (left) wore an OPHR (Olympic Project for Human Rights) badge to show his support.Troy Davis, John Carlos, andthe moment that still … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Liberation Movement, Dave Zirin, John Carlos, Olympics, Sports, Troy Davis
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BOOKS / Rick Ayers : Marable’s Malcolm Bio Hits and Misses
Malcolm X in 1964. Photo by Marion S. Trikosko for U.S. News & World Report / Wikimedia Commons.Malcolm X and the right of resistance:Dr. Marable’s book fills in gapsbut misses on Malcolm’s core vision By Rick Ayers / The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Biography, Black History, Black Liberation Movement, Books, Malcolm X, Manning Marable, Rick Ayers
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BOOKS / Harry Targ : Remembering Malcolm and Manning
Image of Malcolm X, above, from The Daily Grind. Manning Marable from NewsOne.Remembering Malcolm and Manning Telling Malcolm X’s story was Marable’s way of advocating for fundamental social change in a deeply troubled world. By Harry Targ / The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Black History, Black Liberation Movement, Education, Harry Targ, Malcolm X, Manning Marable, Radical Change, Sixties
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BOOKS / Tony Bouza : Manning Marable’s ‘Malcolm X’
Manning Marable’s Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention The Malcolm he depicts is unquestionably, accurately, and thoroughly the Malcolm I knew. By Tony Bouza / The Rag Blog / July 11, 2011 [Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Black Liberation Movement, Black Muslims, Books, Malcolm X, Manning Marable, Sixties, Tony Bouza
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Jonah Raskin : Don Cox, the ‘Wistful’ Panther
Former Black Panther Field Marshal Don Cox — shown with his son in exile in Algiers — died last month. Image from Black Bird Press.Donald Cox, 1936-2011:The beauty of the moon and the passion of the Black Panthers By Jonah … Continue reading
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Tagged Algeria, American History, Black Liberation Movement, Black Panthers, Don Cox, Jonah Raskin, Leftists, Sixties
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Felix Shafer : Mourning for Marilyn Buck, Part III
Mourning for activist, poet, and political prisoner Marilyn Buck, shown at three stages of her life.The blue afterwards:Mourning for Marilyn, Part III By Felix Shafer / The Rag Blog / January 13, 2011 Part three of three [Marilyn Buck — … Continue reading
Felix Shafer : Mourning for Marilyn Buck, Part II
Mourning for activist, poet, and political prisoner Marilyn Buck, shown at three stages of her life.The blue afterwards:Mourning for Marilyn, Part II By Felix Shafer / The Rag Blog / January 13, 2011 Part two of three [On December 13, … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Liberation Movement, Black Panthers, COINTELPRO, Felix Shafer, Marilyn Buck, Poets, Political Activists, Political Prisoners, SDS, Sixties
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Felix Shafer : Mourning for Marilyn Buck, Part I
Mourning for activist, poet, and political prisoner Marilyn Buck, shown at three stages of her life.The blue afterwards:Mourning for Marilyn By Felix Shafer / The Rag Blog / January 13, 2011 First of three parts [On December 13, Marilyn Buck, … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Black Liberation Movement, Felix Shafer, Marilyn Buck, New Left, Political Activists, Political Prisoners, SDS, Sixties, The Rag
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Thorne Dreyer : Poet Marilyn Buck Freed After 25 Years in Prison
Poet-activist Marilyn Buck was released from a federal prison hospital on July 15, 2010. Photo taken at Dublin Fci, 1998. Photo from The Rag Blog.Poet and political prisoner Marilyn BuckFreed after 25 years in federal prison By Thorne Dreyer / … Continue reading
