From Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity: Prisoners in the Pelican Bay Security Housing Unit (SHU) will resume their hunger strike against torturous conditions of imprisonment next Monday, Sept. 26th 2011. Read Tortured SHU Prisoners Speak Out: The Struggle Continues for more details on why they are resuming the strike. According to…
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The Blackwoman went silent for most of the day yesterday. For me, the scream is not protest. For this Blackwoman the scream is the fuel that feeds the engines of hatred, callousness,ignorance and fear. Just as anger rather than dissipate, fuels the flames of dissension. The scream is part of…
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From ProgressivePOC: Today I want to reflect on Jane Iles. First, I want to introduce you to Jane Iles, my great-great-great-grandmother. Jane was probably born a slave, born in 1830 and lived at least until 1900. Not much is known about Jane other than information found on the census. Jane…
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Update: Troy Davis was executed at 11:08pm EDT. The world is watching the US’s barbaric behavior tonight in absolute horror. Rest in peace, Troy. The struggle to abolish the death penalty continues. “The struggle for justice doesn’t end with me. This struggle is for all the Troy Davises who came…
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Criminal InJustice† is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Criminal InJustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm CST. Go Directly To Jail: Do Not Pass Go, Do…
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“The struggle for justice doesn’t end with me. This struggle is for all the Troy Davises who came before me and all the ones who will come after me. I’m in good spirits and I’m prayerful and at peace. But I will not stop fighting until I’ve taken my last…
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As some already know, I had a challenging year last year. Lost three friends of over forty years in one week. My father and last remaining aunt. Ruptured disc and tumors on my sciatic never. Stage three uterine cancer diagnosis. It’s the cancer thing and the health thing I really…
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Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America From the Center for American Progress: Jezebel’s sexual lasciviousness, Mammy’s devotion, and Sapphire’s outspoken anger—these are among the most persistent stereotypes that black women encounter in contemporary American life. Such representations force African American women to navigate a virtual crooked room…
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