Racism.

  • Democracy Now! September 17, 2001

    FREDERICK DOUGLASS ORATION ON JULY 4TH : BEST OF ENEMIES: THE STORY OF A FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN A FORMER KLANSMAN AND AN AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST [Replay of DN! July 4, 2000] |Rerun of: FREDERICK DOUGLASS ORATION ON JULY 4TH Today is a national holiday, commemorating the Fourth of July, when American colonies declared their…

  • Democracy Now! September 10, 2001

    UN World Conference Against Racism ends with a contentious political declaration on slavery and the Israeli occupation of Palestine, while the conversation continues at the grassroots. Well talk to women activists from Uganda, and Kurdistan about racism, sexism and globalization. All that and more on Democracy Now! in exile. |9:01-9:06 HEADLINES 9:06-9:07 ONE MINUTE MUSIC…

  • James Baldwin

    Part one of a three part series featuring James Baldwin. Contents: “After the Murder of Four Children”speech given Sept. 25, 1963 (41 minutes); “Men and Women in the Arts Concerned with Vietnam” speech given in Los Angeles, CA, March 16, 1968 (6:30 min.); “Talk at the San Francisco Masonic Auditorium” May 7, 1963 (8:30 min.).…

  • Democracy Now! February 22, 1999

    Jasper; Malcolm X; Caragena Bio-Safety Conference; UK Controversy Over Genetically Engineered Foods; Debate Between Monsato and Jeremy Rifkin; |Jasper An update on the murder trial of Bill King, a white supremist accused of dragging an African American man (William Byrd) to death. GUEST: Jeremy Scahill, reporter for Democracy Now! Malcolm X Yesterday marked the 34th…

  • 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 25, 1999

    Jasper Trial; U.N. Seeks Retrial of American in Peruvian Prison; L.A. Eight Face Deportation; Levi Strauss Moves Plant Overseas |Jasper Trial An update on the sentencing phase of the murder trial of John William King, a white supremacist convicted of the capital murder of an African-American man (James Byrd, Jr.). GUEST: Jeremy Scahill, reporter for…

  • 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! 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…