Nat Turner’s Revolution Nat Turner’s rebellion, also called the Southampton Insurrection, is probably the most famous slave uprising in North America.
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Human Rights
What is … the Prison Industrial Complex?
No Justice | No Peace
— Political Blind Spot (@PoliBlindSpot) July 14, 2013
Smiley & West | Jose “Cha Cha” Jimenez
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Jose “Cha Cha” Jimenez shares the oral history of the Young Lords Movement, which he founded 45 years ago this week. Plus, Smiley and West reflect on the mass murder-suicide at Washington’s Navy Yard, and the killing of Jonathan Ferrell.
Smiley & West | Sen. Rand Paul and Esperanza Spalding
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) lays out his position on Syria and poverty, while Grammy Award winner Esperanza Spalding tells Smiley and West what it’s like to collaborate with one of her heroes, Wayne Shorter.
Totally Biased: Kamau Talks to Laverne Cox
“Tonight, Kamau is joined by “Orange is the New Black” star Laverne Cox to discuss her inspiring work as an actress and activist. Laverne also gives tips to fans who approach her on the streets, and discovers a few things she and Kamau have in common.”
Community Village‘s insight:
#TransgenderRights
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Native Canadian women sold on U.S. ships, researcher says
An American researcher says First Nations women from Thunder Bay, Ont., have been sold on ships in the harbour at Duluth, Minn., a notorious trafficking port.
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26 Male Survivors Of Sexual Assault Quoting The People Who Attacked Them
From Grace Brown’s Project Unbreakable , an online platform that strives to “increase awareness of the issues surrounding sexual assault.” Trigger warning for sexual assault.
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Confronting Violence Against Indian Americans
“Building Brides is our response to the persistence of violence in our society and against members of our ethnic communities, the most recent instance being that of the killings at the Sikh Gurdwara (temple) in Wisconsin.
The primary objective of this event is to create, promote and render a thought-provoking civil discourse among members of our communities.”
Community Village‘s insight:
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Cut Your Hair – or Else
“It was 1902. The government was unhappy that Indians were acting like, well, Indians, with their own customs and ways of life. The government wanted to make the Indians white, or what they called “civilized,” so they would stop causing trouble with all of those “unacceptable ways.”
So on January 11, 1902, the Department of the Interior, Department of Indian Affairs, issued a letter instructing that Native people should cut their hair (males), stop painting themselves, start wearing white people’s clothes, stop wearing Indian clothes and blankets, and stop having dances and feasts.”
Community Village‘s insight:
Eliminate your culture – or else.
My son has long hair and people give me grief about it.
No one gave me grief about my daughter’s long hair.
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