Music
Of (Black) Men and Song
From the Digital Crate: of (Black) Men and Song (ver. 1.0): Listening to Andy Bey is like dreaming about what you’ve never been. And perhaps this is what fueled Bey in the first place.
By Mark Anthony Neal
May 11, 2012,
18:58
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The 411
Stop and Frisk = Profiling
And More SeeingBlack.com 411: New Report Confirms NYPD’s 'Stop and Frisk' Heavily Targets Black, Latino Men...Federal Probe Launched into Police Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain...FBI Pushes National Electronic Surveillance Strategy...10 White Supremacists Arrested in Florida for "Race War" Plot...The U.S. v. Joe Arpaio: Justice Department Sues Arizona Sheriff for Racial Profiling of Latinos...Officers Face Manslaughter Charges over Fatal Beating of Homeless Man...Sexual Violence and Natural Resource Pillaging Top Hardships Facing Alaskan Natives. And MUCH more...Check the news!
May 11, 2012,
18:28
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Letters
On 'Identity Politics'
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| Artwork from the book Identity Before Identity Politics by Linda Nicholson |
The term “identity politics” is always used in a negative way as if the person who bought up their history, culture or gender has made some kind of error or violation. Sent from the African Women's Charity Organization
May 3, 2012,
22:12
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The 411
Justice Cases Multiply
And More SeeingBlack.com 411: Grand Jury Clears White Plains Police in Kenneth Chamberlain’s Death...Neo-Nazi Kills 4, Takes Own Life in Phoenix Rampage...Transgender African-American Woman Accepts Manslaughter Plea in Controversial Case...BP Spill Trial Delayed Until 2013...DEA Apologizes to Student Who Nearly Died in Custody...Zimmerman Made Disparaging Remarks About Mexicans on MySpace Page...Exposé on Immigrant Children Among Recipients of Hillman Journalism Prize...House Passes Cyber Security Bill with Expanded Gov’t Powers in Surprise Vote...Bolivia Nationalizes Spanish-Owned Electrical Firm. AND MUCH MORE...Check the News!
May 4, 2012,
00:08
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The 411
Rodney King: Rise of the Digital Era
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| Videotape captured the beating of Rodney King and went global. |
Amidst the images of violence, my most lasting memory of the Los Angeles rebellion, after the LAPD was acquitted in the Rodney King beating, was watching the series finale of "The Cosby Show" on the evening of April 30th, 1992—a full day after the city erupted.
By Mark Anthony Neal
With VIDEO
Apr 30, 2012,
17:01
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The 411
Police Beat Man To Death
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| Anastasio Hernandez-Rojas was tasered five times and beaten to death by border agents. |
And More SeeingBlack.com 411: Video Shows Immigrant Tasered and Beaten To Death by Border Patrol Agents...Transgender African-American Woman Faces Controversial Murder Trial...Black Mother's Case Also Highlights Troubled 'Stand Your Ground' Law...White Men Charged in Beating of Black Teen Seek Trial Delay...Report: DOJ Withheld Evidence that May Have Exonerated Prisoners...Hundreds Protest at DOJ to Demand Federal Probe of Mumia Conviction...Connecticut Abolishes Death Penalty...Ex-Liberian President Taylor Convicted of War Crimes...North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act Leads to Death Penalty Commutation...Study: Sunday Talk Shows Have Conservative, White, Male Skew. And MUCH more! Check the news.
Apr 26, 2012,
20:50
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The 411
Can We All…Get It Right?
Remembering the 1992 Los Angeles uprising after the acquittal of police officers in the Rodney King beating case. By David J. Leonard
Apr 30, 2012,
16:43
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The 411
Hate Crime Charges in Tulsa
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| Ahmed Ben Bella fought for Algerian independence. |
And More SeeingBlack.com 411: Hate Crime Charges Filed in Tulsa Shootings... Fox Criticized for Calling Neo-Nazis a "Civil Rights Group"...Lawyer: Autopsy Shows Chamberlain Had No Weapon...Audio: Man Killed by North Chicago Police Begged for His Life...Immigrants Killed by Armed Militia in Arizona...1.5 Million Children Face Starvation in W. Africa...Prisoner Sentenced to 17 Years Despite Free Speech Claims...Cali: Toxic Chemicals Found in Mislabeled Nail Polish...Algerian Independence Leader Bella Dead at 93. And MUCH more! Check the news!
Apr 16, 2012,
20:46
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Visual Arts
Catlett, Peaston, Neruda
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| Catlett's female torsos are interpreted as a loving tribute to Black women. |
As I am writing this, during the celebration of the 114th birthday of artist and activist Paul Robeson, I am moved to express appreciation for art that inspires and for other artists who have joined the ancestors—Elizabeth Catlett, David Peaston and Pablo Neruda.
By Esther Iverem
Apr 16, 2012,
19:04
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The 411
Zimmerman Is Arrested
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| George Zimmerman was arraigned and held in custody. |
And More SeeingBlack.com 411: Zimmerman Arrested, Charged with 2nd-Degree Murder... Three Dead, Two Injured in Tulsa Shooting Spree Targeting Black Residents... Exclusive: Cop in Fatal Shooting of Ex-Marine Kenneth Chamberlain ID’d, Sued in 2008 Racism Case...U.N. Commissioner Calls for Probe of Trayvon Martin Killing...Expert: Cries on 911 Call Aren’t George Zimmerman’s...New Orleans Police Sentenced for Post-Katrina Shootings, Cover-Up...Tuareg Rebels Declare Independence from Mali. And MUCH more! Check the news!
Apr 9, 2012,
16:23
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The 411
Happy Birthday, Paul!
Paul Robeson's birthday on April 9 annually invites us to consider the greatness of this artist, athlete and activist. "This was a man," said his boyhood friend Bishop J. Clinton Hoggard, "who bore on his body the marks of Jesus... marks of vengeance." From the SeeingBlack.com Archive
Apr 9, 2012,
17:44
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The 411
Black Vet, 68, Shot Dead
Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr., a 68-year-old African-American Marine veteran, was fatally shot in November by White Plains, N.Y., police who responded to a false alarm from his medical alert pendant. The officers broke down Chamberlain’s door, tasered him, and then shot him dead.
Mar 30, 2012,
10:47
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The 411
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY SB!
Thank you SO much to everyone who came out and supported!! We had a great party and discussion. Also, I saw the "soft launch" of the new site. Can't wait to launch soon! If you couldn't come and want to support online, go to the donation page on this link and change the amount in the Paypal box to what you want to give. Here's to unfiltered, unfettered Black voice in these times. Black to the future!
Mar 29, 2012,
11:52
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The 411
New Doubts in Fla. Murder
And more SeeingBlack.com 411: Video Casts New Doubt on Zimmerman’s Self-Defense Claim... Report: Detective Sought Charges in Trayvon Martin Killing...Iraqi Woman Dies in California After Brutal Beating...>NYPD Detective Fired, Three Others Forced to Retire in Sean Bell Case...Mississippi Teen Gets Life Sentence for Killing Black Man...Death of Homeless Woman in St. Louis Jail Draws Scrutiny...Journalists, Activists Challenge NDAA in Federal Suit. And MUCH more! Check the news!
Mar 30, 2012,
12:11
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