African Americans

  • Democracy Now! February 24, 1999

    Sentencing Phase of Jasper Trial Begins; Chevron Linked to Violence in Nigeria; Nigeria Human Rights Watch |Sentencing Phase of Jasper Trial Begins After a week of hearing gruesome testimony and examining grisly evidence, it took a Texas jury of 10 whites and one African American less than three hours to find John William King, an…

  • Democracy Now! February 26, 1999

    Jasper Trial; Africa Trade Bill; Mumia Town Meeting |Jasper Trial John William King, the white supremacist convicted of dragging James Byrd to his death, heads to death row today in Huntsville, TX. GUEST: Jeremy Scahill, reporter for Pacifica Radio Africa Trade Bill This week, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill) announced his HOPE for Africa Act,…

  • Democracy Now! January 29, 1999

    Mumia Concert Stirs Huge Outcry: Why?; Colombia Earthquake; A Pocket Guide to Environmental Bad Guys |Mumia Concert Stirs Outcry: Why? Despite angry criticism by the governor of NJ and law enforcement officials, supporters of Mumia Abu-Jamal held a sold-out benefit concert last night in East Rutherfor, NJ. the Beastie Boys, Rage Against the Machine, Bad…

  • Democracy Now! February 3, 1999

    Jackson Capital Center, Inc.; Kwame Ture Speech on FBI, CIA and MLK, Jr. |Jackson Capital Center, Inc. In the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s, Mississippi;s political and financial leaders who ruled with Jim Crow laws and used violence to terrorize and itimidate black communities. In the 1990’s, Miss. white financial and political elite has resorted to…

  • Democracy Now! February 5, 1999

    The Passing of King Hussein of Jordan; Amos Wilson: the Impact of the Media on the African Psyche |The Passing of King Hussein of Jordan The Passing of King Hussein of Jordan Moments after a gravely ill King Hussein arrived this morning in Amman, Jordan, doctors pronounced him clinically dead and said he was surviving…

  • Democracy Now! October 22, 1998

    A Great and Mighty Walk–The Life and Work of John Henrik Clarke–Part I; Stolen Lives: A National Day Against Police Brutality |(33 Minutes) A Great and Mighty Walk–The Life and Work of John Henrik Clarke A recent documentary by filmaker St. Clair Bourne called John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk offers a rare…

  • Democracy Now! October 23, 1998

    A Great and Mighty Walk–The Life and Work of John Henrik Clarke–Part II |(50 Minutes)A Great and Mighty Walk–The Life and Work of John Henrik Clarke–Part II A recent documentary by filmaker St. Clair Bourne called John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk offers a rare opportunity to stroll through 5, 000 years of…

  • Alice Walker

    Alice Walker Pulitzer prize winning author Alice Walker, whose works have touched countless lives and inspires authors and womanists of many stripes, will join us. Her most recent work is BOOK: BY THE LIGHT OF MY FATHER’S SMILE.

  • Kwame Ture Remembered

    (55 Minutes) Kwame Ture Remmebered From Freedom Rider to SNCC Chariman, Black Panther to Pan-Africanist leader. Close friends remember the life and legacy of a true revolutionary: the man formerly known as Stokely Carmichael, buried this weekend in Africa. GUEST: Cleveland Sellers, Assoc. Dir. of African American Studies at the University of South Carolina. GUEST:…