The first Roman Catholic priest imprisoned for covering up the crimes of offending priests is ordered to be released.
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Author: Glenn (Freedom of Movement) Robinson
Fruitvale Station
MUST READ: Michael B. Jordan opens up about the pressures of playing Oscar Grant and the importance of sharing his story in Fruitvale Station during a recent interview. CHECK OUT Michael B Jordan’s…
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Interview with Ancestral Pride: Indigenous Land Defenders
Radio-BED sits down with Crow and Sacheen of Ancestral Pride for a necessary conversation on land defence, Idle No More, settler solidarity, nationhood and going home.
In this special report, Ancestral Pride schools listeners of all nations on the reality of the struggle for safety and self-determination and the importance of asserting and re-asserting Indigenous jurisdiction and authority over lands that have never been surrendered.
Texas Man Charged With Federal Hate Crime For Knock-Out
The U.S. Attorney’s office reports that Conrad Alvin Barrett of Katy, TX, is charged with assaulting a 79-year-old African American man in a knockout game-style attack. Barret, 27, attacked the vi…
Update on 14 Year Old Girl Mistaken As Burglar Killed By Stepfather
29 year-old 2nd Lt Daniel Meade has been identified as the man who shot and killed his 14 year-old step-daughter, mistaking her for a burglar. He is listed as an active-duty health service officer…
Merry Christmas!
Wishing each and every one a truly joyful Merry Christmas and best wishes for the coming New Year.
Bollywood star Mallika Sherawat: Fights for equal rights for Women
CNN’s Piers Morgan talks to Mallika Sherawat about why she is so outspoken about women’s rights in India.
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Mother Shoots Through Door, Kills Daughter Holding Baby
In a horrible accident a 52 year old Florida woman shot through a door killing her 25 year old daughter – who was holding a 4-month-old baby.
9 Ways You Can Stop Mass Incarceration
- Vote against the war on drugs.
- Vote for drug treatment – not punishment.
- Vote against mandatory minimum sentencing. Mandatory minimum sentencing takes the sentencing power away from the judge.
- Spread the word about mass incarceration and The New Jim Crow.
- Vote for better public schools – schools for everyone – not charter schools for a few.
- Tell everyone that we want to be a land of opportunities, not a land of oppression.
- Vote to have drugs controlled by pharmacies and taxed.
- Get angry.
- Stay angry.
Racial Disparity – Likelihood of Imprisonment
“More than 60% of the people in prison are now racial and ethnic minorities. For Black males in their thirties, 1 in every 10 is in prison or jail on any given day. These trends have been intensified by the disproportionate impact of the “war on drugs,” in which two-thirds of all persons in prison for drug offenses are people of color.”
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