For Mumia Abu-Jamal, I am Ron Kovic author of Born on the Fourth of July. According to recent news accounts, shattered and shredded body parts and remains of U.S. servicemen were found in a landfill. Despite political spins, this sobering image is a telling, true-life metaphor fo... Read more...
Many of you in recent months have begun to proclaim yourselves as what you believe to be a "Sneakerhead" largely due to the fact that you... occasionally wear sneakers. This myth couldn't be further from the truth. How can you be a sneakerhead if you know absolutely nothing about the sneakers you c... Read more...
What will America do with 36 million Black Americans now that there is no more cotton to pick? Even in states like Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, Black people are not involved in the planting, growing or harvesting of cotton. This is now done by White and Latino men and women who drive ma... Read more...
The housing crisis hit Hispanics and blacks much harder than it did whites! As Congress and the White House wrestle whether to raise taxes for the wealthiest Americans, a new analysis of Census data shows that the wealth gaps between whites and blacks and Hispanics widened dramatically during the r... Read more...
Inequality has ballooned over the last three decades as some of the wealthiest Americans have enriched themselves at the expense of everyone else. Who are the worst offenders? You tell us. We'll compile your suggestions and hold a vote to decide which ones Brave New Foundation will expose. We have ... Read more...
JUSTICE ON TRIAL - The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal from Big Noise Films on Vimeo. The People's Minister of Information JR of Block Report Radio Interviews Johanna Fernandez Justice on Trial navigates the tempest of the Abu-Jamal trial by reviewing the known facts of the case. It demonstrates... Read more...
Recent report by Golden State charter advocates claiming gains tarnished after review by Arizona State professor BOULDER, CO (November 10) - In a recent report, the California Charter School Association claims that the state's charter schools are narrowing the Black-White achievement gap... Read more...
Black and Asian adolescents are much less likely than their white peers to abuse or become dependent on drugs and alcohol, according to a Duke University-led study based on an unusually large sample from all 50 states. Black and Asian adolescents are much less likely than their white peers to... Read more...
We’ve heard time and again how time-consuming Facebook can be. Nevertheless, I always find the statistics mind-blowing: Americans spent a total of 53.5 billion minutes on Facebook in May 2011, according to the latest data from Nielsen. How does this compare to other websites? Well, American... Read more...