(2022-07-01). R Kelly Placed on Suicide Watch After Lengthy Prison Sentence of 30 Years for Sex Abuse. moguldom.com Disgraced R&B singer and songwriter R Kelly has been placed on suicide watch after he was sentenced to 30 years in prison for racketeering and sex trafficking crimes. Kelly, 55, received the lengthy sentence on Wednesday, June 29. His suicide watch was announced by his attorney Jennifer Bonjean, who said the musician isn't suicidal, CNN …
(2022-07-01). Saturday 7/23: Ashby Stage Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Mural Unveiling. indybay.org Ashby Stage | 1901 Ashby Ave | Berkeley, CA 94703…
(2022-07-01). Abortion Rights Rally in Fresno June 28. indybay.org People protested the anti-abortion Supreme Court decision at Fresno City Hall on Tuesday, June 28.
(2022-07-01). Friday 7/1: Speakout: Cordileone at Mission Dolores. indybay.org Mission Dolores Basilica | 16th and Dolores Streets…
(2022-07-01). People pour into Federal Bldg Plaza to Express their Outrage on Day of Decision. indybay.org Protesters spilled into the streets on June 24 soon after the much anticipated Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was announced.
(2022-07-01). Mumia Abu-Jamal honored in France. workers.org This slightly edited story was posted by Bea Phi from prisonradio.org on June 4. Jamal Jr. is the grandson of the African American political prisoner, Mumia Abu-Jamal. Jamal Jr. and artist Mustapha Boutadjine, left, in Paris June 4 On June 4, Jamal Jr. and Brenda Arjona honored the French "LibeÃÅrons . . . |
(2022-07-01). Friday 7/29: Stolen Legacy: California Pioneers of African Descent. indybay.org Leidesdorff Street | Financial District…
(2022-07-01). Prison hunger strikers challenge solitary torture. workers.org Bulletin: WW received notice of a new letter from Michael Rivera who wrote: "While active participants in the hunger strike are down to 7 to 10 individuals, around 45 to 50 people in the IMU unit are refusing to do anything with the program, saying 'without us there is no . . . |
(2022-06-30). Prisoner Exchange Between Russia And Ukraine And Its Consequences. southfront.org Exchange of pows | On June 29, Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war. The exchange took place near the village of Kamenskoye, about 46 kilometers from Zaporizhzhya. Itwas carried out at the standard rate of one person per person(144 to 144). | The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that the largest exchange of prisoners of war took place. Moscow, in particular, handed over to Kiev 95 servicemen who surrendered on the territory of the Mariupol Azovstal plant…
(2022-06-30). Louisiana: Rally in solidarity with youth incarcerated at Bridge City Center. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA – On the afternoon of June 18, New Orleans for Community Oversight of the Police (NOCOP) and about 15 community members from Orleans and Jefferson Parish held a rally in solidarity with the youth imprisoned at Bridge City Center. For over an hour, the group held signs and banners and led chants in a loud show of support for the youth. | Cars passing by honked in support as cops and prison guards watched from the front door of the detention center. This action took place less than two days after the incarcerated youth staged an uprising and several successful escape attempts. | At 10 p.m. the night…
(2022-06-30). Title IX weakened by SCOTUS Roe ruling. iacenter.org June 27, 2022 June 23 marked the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the federal legislation mandating equal opportunities for men's and women's participation in education, including sports. The very next day, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down another 50-year-old decision — Roe v. Wade — thus denying women and girls protected by Title IX their bodily autonomy to choose when or whether to bear children. Title IX states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or acti…
(2022-06-30). How Maryland Is Preventing Prisoners From Getting College Degrees. popularresistance.org Education is one of the few rehabilitative options available to incarcerated people, yet all across America prisoners are prevented from pursuing their education. "Atiba" Demetrius Brown, for instance, has been dedicated to improving himself and his post-incarceration prospects by taking correspondence courses while incarcerated in Maryland, but thanks to a draconian new decree by the Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services (DPSCS), Atiba can't take his exams. In this installment of Rattling the Bars, Victor Wallis joins Mansa Musa to discuss the case of "Atiba" Demetrius Brown and the calculated…
(2022-06-30). Friday 7/1: Speakout: 12PM 7/1 Cordileone at Mission Dolores. indybay.org Mission Dolores Basilica | 16th and Dolores Streets…
(2022-06-30). Immigrant detainee workers strike at California detention centers to protest low pay and hazardous conditions. wsws.org Workers, who are defined as "housing porters," reported cleaning bathrooms and dormitories for the nominal wage of $1 a day, despite the $15 an hour minimum wage in California.
(2022-06-30). Israel jailed in its own made concrete walls: IRGC chief. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) — The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami has said that the Israeli regime has failed in achieving its state-building dream and is now imprisoned in its own-made concrete walls.
(2022-06-30). Your Support Has Kept Global Research Freely Accessible for Two Decades. globalresearch.ca The goal of the Global Research website is to shed light on complex and controversial issues often neglected by the mainstream media. It is through our readers' support and our authors' endeavors that allows us to sustain this objective. By …
(2022-06-29). Why We Use Inclusive Language to Talk About Abortion. aclu.org Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in a
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