Archive for December, 2018

U.S. military actions in Africa still reek of racism and colonialism

Wednesday, December 12th, 2018

AFRICOM is More about Natural Resources than Fighting Terrorism: https://www.mintpressnews.com/africom-is-more-about-natural-resources-than-fighting-terrorism/252737/

‘It’s still a blast beating people’: St. Louis police indicted in assault of undercover officer posing as protester

Thursday, December 6th, 2018

According to an FBI study, racists comprise a large percentage of police forces. Here’s another in a long line of examples. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/11/30/its-still-blast-beating-people-st-louis-police-indicted-assault-undercover-officer-posing-protester/

On 48th Anniversary of Fred Hampton’s Murder, Rampant Surveillance of Black Liberation Movements Continues

Wednesday, December 5th, 2018

Another example of how those at the top of the power pyramid deal with people defending themselves: https://truthout.org/articles/on-the-48th-anniversary-of-the-fbi-s-black-panther-murders-activists-must-remain-vigilant-but-undeterred/

Policing Black Radicalism

Tuesday, December 4th, 2018

When African-Americans organize to protect themselves, the racist power structure comes down hard: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/08/cointelpro-fbi-black-panther-party-young-lords-hoover/