(2023-08-28). Friday 9/15: 2nd Annual Hip Hop & Civil Rights: Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop. indybay.org The Guild Theater | 2828 35th Street | Sacramento, CA 95817…
(2023-08-28). Judge Allows Gender-Affirming Care Ban to Go Into Effect in Missouri. truthout.org On Friday, a St. Louis judge denied a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit, brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Lambda Legal, seeking to block Missouri's ban on gender-affirming care. As of Monday, transgender youth in the state will no longer have access to gender-affirming care and transgender people who are incarcerated or on Medicaid will be forced to medically detransition. |
(2023-08-28). Gary Younge on Jacksonville Shooting & Why America's Gun Problem "Makes Its Racism More Lethal" democracynow.org 
On Saturday, a white supremacist gunman killed three Black people at a store in Jacksonville, Florida, in a racially motivated attack. Authorities say the 21-year-old white gunman initially tried to enter the historically Black college Edward Waters University, but he was turned away by a security guard before driving to a nearby Dollar General and opening fire with a legally purchased attack-style rifle. America's gun problem "makes its racism more lethal," says Gary Younge, author of Dispatches from the Diaspora: From Nelson Mandela to Black Lives Matter. "There's been a significan…
(2023-08-28). Burna Boy Defends Comments Black Americans Don't Know Their Roots: I Just Said What Malcolm X And Farrakhan Said. moguldom.com Acclaimed Nigerian artist Burna Boy has doubled down on his statements on African-Americans' knowledge of their roots. The 32-year-old musician recently referred to the teachings of civil rights activist Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam's Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan to support his stance. Appearing on Complex's "360 With Speedy" to discuss his upcoming album …
(2023-08-28). 60 Years After March On Washington, Black Economic Inequality Persists. popularresistance.org Black Americans have endured the unendurable for too long. Sixty years after the famed March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his landmark "I Have a Dream" speech, African Americans are on a path where it will take 500 more years to reach economic equality. | A new report, Still A Dream, coauthored by Institute for Policy Studies and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, examines the economic indicators since 1963. Our country has taken significant steps towards racial equity since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and '60s.
(2023-08-28). The March on Washington was a labor struggle too. therealnews.com 
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom has been rightfully memorialized as an iconic moment in American history, particularly as the venue for Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. Yet a deeper look at the March on Washington can offer a richer understanding of what made the Civil Rights Movement possible, and what organizers today can emulate in the ongoing struggle for racial and economic justice. Beyond the leading lights of the day such as Bayard Rustin, James Baldwin, and A. Phillip Randolph, was a multiracial, working class movement that drew together unions and churches, student org…
(2023-08-28). Four Palestinian prisoners suspend hunger strikes; nine continuing strikes against detention and injustice. samidoun.net 
Nine Palestinian prisoners are continuing their hunger strikes against arbitrary imprisonent without charge or trial and ongoing injustices inside the Israeli occupation prisons, after four prisoners suspended their hunger strikes after reaching an agreement to end their administrative detention. Zuhdi Abido from al-Khalil, Mohammed Zakarneh and Anas Kamil of Qabatiya south of Jenin suspended their …
(2023-08-28). Sixty Years Later, We Can Make King's Dream a Reality. ips-dc.org Sixty years ago, Dr. That 1963 rally on the National Mall was the culmination of two decades of marches focused on ending employment discrimination and demanding greater job opportunities for African Americans. The organizing manual for the March on Washington made it plain: "We march to redress old grievances and to help resolve an American crisis. That crisis is born of the twin evils of racism and economic deprivation." | In what wo…
(2023-08-28). Ed Poindexter has been a political prisoner for 52 years. His family just wants him to come home. therealnews.com 
After 52 years of incarceration, Edward Alan Poindexter is among the longest-serving political prisoners in US and world history. Originally part of the "Omaha Two," Poindexter and Mondo we Langa, both leaders of the Omaha Black Panthers, were convicted of the murder of Omaha police officer Larry Minard in 1971. Poindexter and we Langa's case has long been a subject of scrutiny, with Amnesty International recommending a retrial for both men in 1999. We Lenga passed away in 2016 after years of poor health, and now Poindexter's family members fear he could face a similar fate unless he's released on medical a…
(2023-08-28). KPFA Journalist Frank Sterling, , Elections, Pacifica & The Fight Against The Racist Anti. indybay.org KPFA journalist Frank Sterling and KPFA LSB candidate Steve Zeltzer speak out about the refusal of the KPFA Local Station Board group "The Protectors" to support a resolution calling for the dropping of Antioch police charges against journalist Frank Sterling. The KPFA Local station board and the past manager have refused to also call for the freedom of journalist s Mumia Abu-jamal and Julian Assange. KPFA also put on programmer Ian Masters who has said he is for keeping Mumia in jail and the supporters of Mumia are dupes.
(2023-08-28). Trump Isn't Too Big to Jail. counterpunch.org The day after Donald Trump was arraigned for his alleged effort to steal the 2020 election, he posted a naked threat: "IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I'M COMING AFTER YOU!" That followed his federal indictment. After he was indicted in Georgia, Trump openly warned a witness not to testify. "I am reading reports that failed former
(2023-08-28). Journalist Sues Over Gag Rules At County Jail In Pennsylvania. popularresistance.org Journalist Brittany Hailer has sued a county jail in Pennsylvania for "strictly enforcing" gag rules against prisoners and the jail's employees and contractors. Hailer claims the rules allegedly violate her constitutional rights to "gather news and receive information from otherwise willing speakers." | The lawsuit is believed to be a first-of-its-kind lawsuit brought by a journalist against such speech restrictions, and Hailer is represented by the Media Freedom and Information Access (MFIA) clinic at Yale Law School and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP).
(2023-08-28). Chesa Boudin On Decarceration In Our Lifetimes. popularresistance.org San Francisco joined the short list of cities with reform-oriented prosecutors in 2019 with the election of Chesa Boudin, a rising star in the progressive prosecutor movement. The child of two parents incarcerated for their involvement with the leftist group Weather Underground, Boudin campaigned on ending cash bail, decarceration, and police accountability. The city saw many real results as he followed through on several of these promises his first year in the role. Boudin forbade his staff from requesting money bail under any circumstances, San Francisco's jail population dropped by 25%, and law enforcement off…
(2023-08-28). Copenhagen mural demands freedom for Amin Abu Rashed, Palestinian political prisoner in the Netherlands. samidoun.net 
Salim Assi, Palestinian artist based in Copenhagen, Denmark, painted a new mural on the streets of Copenhagen to demand freedom for Amin Abu Rashed, the Palestinian community leader and political prisoner jailed in the Netherlands for his humanitarian support for Palestinians under occupation and in the refugee camps. Abu Rashed has been jailed since 22 …
(2023-08-28). Four California Foothill Yellow-legged Frog Populations Protected Under Endangered Species Act. indybay.org SACRAMENTO, Calif., August 28, 2023 — In response to a Center for Biological Diversity petition and lawsuits, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected four populations of foothill yellow-legged frogs in California under the Endangered Species Act. The protected frog populations are in the southern Sierra Nevada foothills, North Feather River, Central Coast and South Coast.
(2023-08-28). Family of Kenneth Chamberlain, Black Man Killed in 2011 by Police, Settles with City of White Plains. democracynow.org 
The city of White Plains, New York, has settled a lawsuit by the family of a man who was shot in his home by police after accidentally pressing his medical alert badge in 2011. Kenneth Chamberlain repeatedly told police he was fine and asked them to leave, but they refused, called him racial slurs and broke into his home before killing him. After a decade of legal action, the family agreed to a $5 million settlement with the city, but the local police association blasted the agreement and said it was not an admission of misconduct. "It doesn't equate to accountability," says Kenneth Chamberlain…
(2023-08-29). Campaigners Sued an Oil Major For Climate Deception. Now the Company Is Preparing to Sue Them Back. desmog.com
(2023-08-28). Campaigners Sued An Oil Major; Now The Company Is Preparing To Sue Them. popularresistance.org In May, NGOs and citizens sued Italian oil giant Eni for its decades of lobbying and greenwashing to delay climate action. Barely two months later, Eni has laid the groundwork for a lawsuit of its own, alleging it has been harmed by a "massive campaign" of "serious defamatory declarations." | The move is indicative of a worldwide escalation of a legal tactic intended to cow critics into silence: SLAPPs — or strategic lawsuits against public participation. Enmeshing activists in lengthy legal proceedings can drain their time and resources — a win for the company even if it loses in court.
(2023-08-28). Brazil's Supreme Court Rules Homophobic Hate Speech Can Result in Prison Time. orinocotribune.com In Brazil, the use of homophobic slurs is now punishable by up to 5 years on prison. | The country's Supreme Court ruled on According to
(2023-08-28). New Research Says Racial Wage Gap Is Wider: Prior Studies Leave Out Prisoners And Long-Unemployed. moguldom.com The racial wage gap, which measures the difference in average reported employment earnings between demographic groups such as Black and white men, could be 33 percent higher than previously reported, according to new research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. UMass economist Jeannette Wicks-Lim analyzed almost 30 years of U.S. Census Bureau wage data and survey panels …
(2023-08-29). Hundreds of prisoners in Bahrain on hunger strike to protest poor prison conditions. peoplesdispatch.org This is the largest ever hunger strike in the country's history and is being supported by common Bahrainis who have been staging protests in solidarity with the striking prisoners…
(2023-08-29). Republican sections in Ireland observe 42nd anniversary of 1981 hunger strikes. peoplesdispatch.org 10 Irish republican prisoners including 27-year-old Bobby Sands starved to death in 1981 at the HM Prison Maze in Northern Ireland while on a hunger strike to protest the revoking of their status as political prisoners…
(2023-08-28). Israeli Minister Eliyahu: The Palestinians Aren't Under Apartheid, They're Just in a Prison Camp. scheerpost.com 
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Other members of the the extremist Jewish Power Party are adding fuel to the firestorm that broke out last week when the party's leader and Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir asserted that Israeli rights to move around the Palestinian West Bank took precedence over Palestinian …
(2023-08-28). Brothers Hatem and Hazem Qawasmeh; Osama Daqrouq suspend hunger strikes; 6 Palestinian prisoners continuing battle of empty stomachs. samidoun.net 
Updated August 28, 8: 30 am Imprisoned Palestinian brothers Hatem and Hazem Qawasmeh suspended their hunger strike on Monday, 28 August after receiving a commitment from the occupation prison administration to transfer Hatem to Ramon prison, where his brother Hazem is behing held, reported the Palestinian Prisoners' Socoety. Hatem, 42, started his strike 16 days ago …
(2023-08-28). Palestinian detainee Thaer Halahleh sponsors school uniforms for children in Gaza. samidoun.net 
Palestinian administrative detainee Thaer Halahleh, who has conducted long-term hunger strikes to win his freedom from past imprisonment without charge or trial, sponsored school uniforms for 27 children in the central governorate of Gaza, Palestine, as children and youth head back to school for the new academic year. The uniform sponsorship from prison comes only …
(2023-08-28). Taghreed al-Akhras calls for international solidarity to liberate Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net 
Taghreed al-Akhras, the wife of Maher al-Akhras, Palestinian leader who has been on hunger strike for the past six days after being seized from his home by occupation forces on 23 August, appealed for action and solidarity from people's movements and the Palestinian people in exile and diaspora to support the prisoners. In a message …