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Another Great Myth of US History – Concerning Juneteenth
CONCERNING JUNETEENTH: The Great White Father, Union General, came to Texas and notified the slaves that they were now free, to their great jubilation. The fact is that the enslaved throughout the South had a great system of communication of news, called the “grapevine”. They often knew more about what was going on than the…
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Journal Excerpt – Mouna Hamzeh-Muhaisen (2000)
From the diary of Palestinian journalist, Mouna Hamzeh-Muhaisen, in Dheisheh refugee camp, near Bethlehem, 2000. Wednesday, October 4 The numbness that I feel for the past six days continues. When I arise at 4 o’clock in the morning – I haven’t been sleeping much these past days – I try not to rush to the…
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The Hidden History of the Israeli-Conflict
This is not a comprehensive history, just a few dry facts soaked in the tears of Palestinian mothers and the blood of Palestinian children.
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Joe Kaye & Sarah E. Wright – Memories of Cuba [Video] | People’s Forum
Hear Joe share his & Sarah E. Wright’s beautiful memories of visiting Cuba, witnessing the early fruits of the Revolution, and welcoming Fidel Castro to Harlem in 1960. The full video discussion is available from The People’s Forum.
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Remembering a Gross Miscarriage of Justice – The Execution of Ethel & Julius Rosenberg
The hurt was deep beyond measure We sat in stunned silence around the table piled up with newspapers filled with dire predictions of the fate descending upon the innocent young parents Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. Found guilty on the perjured and patently absurd testimony of Ethel’s brother of stealing the “secret” of the atomic bomb…
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Mandela: An Example of Principled Leadership
Analyzing an excerpt from Nelson Mandela’s The Long Walk to Freedom, addressed to the New African Voices Alliances in the late winter of 1990. I thought I might use the speech of Nelson Mandela as an example of what good revolutionary leadership is. Everyone has noted his remarkable strength and dignity, notwithstanding the ordeal of…
