Tag Archives: Black Panthers

Friday in Austin : Free Marilyn Now!

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE Join us in Austin this Friday:Free Marilyn Buck Now! By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2010 A benefit for Marilyn Buck this Friday, June 25, will raise funds and gather healing … Continue reading →

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Gregg Barrios : Angela Davis Is a Living Civil Rights Legend

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Hasta la victoria!The long arms of Angela Davis By Gregg Barrios / The Rag Blog / January 20, 2010 “Revolution is a serious thing, the most serious thing about a revolutionary’s life. When one commits oneself to the struggle, it … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin : 40 Years Later: The Assassination of Fred Hampton

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Black Panther leader Fred Hampton in 1969. Photo by Paul Sequeira.I will never forget…The assassination of Fred Hampton I protested in New York with hundreds of other people, all of us outraged… I was arrested and beaten on 51st Street … Continue reading →

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FILM / William Kunstler : Disturbing the Universe

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe… Remarkable film tells story ofFamed civil rights attorney By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / October 28, 2009 William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe, a film by Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler, premiered as part … Continue reading →

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James Retherford : Who Watches the Watchman? Paranoia and Persecution

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Part VIWho Watches the Watchman? COINTELPRO and the Federal Government’sClandestine Attack on the U.S. Constitution Paranoia strikes deep / into your life it will creepit starts when you’re always afraidstep out of line and they’ll comeand take you away… — … Continue reading →

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James Retherford : Who Watches the Watchman? J. Edgar Hoover and COINTELPRO

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

J. Edgar Hoover and friend.Part IWho Watches the Watchman? COINTELPRO and the Federal Government’sClandestine Attack on the U.S. Constitution By James Retherford / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2009 Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?— Juvenal, Satires, VI, 347 [A version … Continue reading →

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Austin : Former Black Panther Kathleen Cleaver Sparks UT Gathering

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘1968: A Global Perspective’ keynote speaker Kathleen Cleaver, center, at the UT-Austin campus. Immediately flanking her are conference panelists Alice Embree and Thorne Dreyer of The Rag Blog. At far left and far right are Jim Retherford and Carl Webb … Continue reading →

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Daniel Ellsberg, Kathleen Cleaver Headline Austin ‘1968’ Conference

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

History as prologue? 1968 A Global PerspectiveBy Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / October 7, 2008 See more about Daniel Ellsberg, Kathleen Cleaver and the SDS Comic Show Below. Daniel Ellsberg and Kathleen Cleaver headline an interdisciplinary conference being … Continue reading →

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Bobby Seale : Still Revolutionary After All These Years

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Former Black Panther Party chairman Bobby Seale. Photo By Adam Wallacavage.An interview with the former chairman of the Black Panther PartyBy Kam Williams / July 20th, 2008 Robert George Seale was born on October 22, 1936 in Dallas, Texas where, … Continue reading →

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Stories of Criminal Injustice and the Black Panther Party

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Louisiana State PenitentiaryJudge: Mistakes led to ‘Angola 3’ convictionBy Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2008 Mariann Wizard is a long-time Austin activist, a member of MDS/Austin and a regular contributor to The Rag Blog AUSTIN, TX. … Continue reading →

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