DISTURBING trend : Election spurs "hundreds" of racially motivated crimes

These are under reported disturbing events taking place since the recent Presidential election.As the article points out, this reflects the stubbornist of racism STILL holding rootsin America.I highlighted a few incidents, but the entire article is worth the read."Cross...

Two Teens Arrested Near Jena, LA

Two teens, with nooses tied to the back of their red pickup truck, were stopped by police in Alexandria, Louisiana yesterday evening, after riding up and down the road past marchers heading home...

What's wrong with mainstream media?

As a professional journalist my professional journalist friends often question my current employment with NowPublic. 'You're destroying our industry' they opine. There are many reasons why they are wrong and why...

Nooses, Swastika Evidence In Lawsuit

It seems that Jena is not in only recent case of lynching nooses in the news.  One of my regular readers to Intelligentaindigena indigenismo Novajoservo found this nugget that I missed from Chicago's local...

Who says Obama is Acting "White"

 This is the statement Barack Obama made about the Jena case, He later was accused of acting "White" by Jessie Jackson. Does "acting white" mean not running on a racial divide platform? What more did Jackson...

Jim Crow Justice in Louisiana

"Jim Crow Justice in Louisiana By PreparationG - Jul 21st, 2007 at 6:06 pm EDT Also listed in: Campus Progress Blog Comments | Mail to a Friend Tags: Jim Crow, Louisiana, Racial Politics Bad? Brilliant? You can...

Race Wars In Louisiana

What started as a racist prank turned into all out war in the small town of Jena, Louisiana. Now, six black teens are on trail for attempted murder -with an all-white jury to decide their fate.What prompted the...

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