Black Heritage Day January 23
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State of the Union Address Tomorrow Tuesday Jan 24
What would you ask President Obama?
Tomorrow, President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address at 9:00 p.m. ET. During that speech, he’ll lay out his vision for an America where hard work and responsibility are rewarded, where everyone does their fair share, and where everyone is held accountable for what they do.
There is a range of ways to get involved with this year’s State of the Union address. . . . .
Blacks Face Bias in Bankruptcy, Study Suggests
The New York Times
Blacks are about twice as likely as whites to wind up in the more onerous and costly form of consumer bankruptcy as they try to dig out from their debts, a new study has found.
The disparity persisted even when the researchers adjusted for income, homeownership, assets and education. The evidence suggested that lawyers were disproportionately steering blacks into a process that was not as good for them financially, in part because of biases, whether conscious or unconscious.
A Widespread Pattern
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A Dialogue with Rev. Happy Watkins
My Parents Were Revolutionary: Chuck Worthy
“My Parents Were Revolutionary” is an exploration of the life lessons and concepts taught by Charles E. Worthy Sr. and Helen A. Shaw Worthy to Chuck Worthy and his sisters when they were growing up.
Click here for Chuck Worthy’s story about his parents.
Also read his essay The Great Ones:
“We call them Slaves and yes they were bound in slavery, born and lived and died in slavery but oh how Great They Were!! “
Join Occupy Spokane
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebrations 2012 Huge Success
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Commemorative Celebration: Program
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Commemorative Celebration: Photos
Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Unity March 2012
Premarch Rally Spokane Convention Center: Photos
Unity March – Main Street: Photos
Postmarch Youth Rally Riverpark Square: Photos
SPOKANE OCCUPY JAN 20, 2012
The Spokane African American Voice supports the Occupy movement join us.
OCCUPY THE COURT! OCCUPY CITY HALL!
MARCH FOR OUR RIGHTS-Jan 20th at 11:30 AM Riverfront Park Carousel, and on to meet participants at the Rally at the Federal Bldg.
RALLY FOR OUR RIGHTS-Jan 20th at 11:30 AM Federal Courthouse 920 W. Riverside
RECEPTION AND FORUM-Jan.20th 2pm Reception in City Council Chambers and 3pm Forum With City Leaders and Occupy Spokane.
Co-Sponsored by the Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane
FEATURING:
MARY VERNER Former Mayor of Spokane
JOHN WAITE-Political activist and small business owner
LIZ MOORE-Director of the Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane
BREEAN BEGGS Local attorney and activist
WALTER KLOEFKORN Spokane Moves to Amend
KIRK SMITH-Political consultant
BART MIHAILOVICH Spokane Riverkeeper at Center For Justice
AUSTIN DEPAOLO-Organizing Director of UFCW 1439
BRAD REED-Envision Spokane
THIS IS A NON-PARTISAN EVENT
Questions? Call 509-270-2453 or bethany72@comcast.net
GET THE MONEY OUT OF OUR DEMOCRACY!
STOP CORPORATE PERSON
Interview With Randall Robinson
Democracy NOW Interview January 13, 2012
“Memory is the Active Agent of Collective Social Progress”: Randall Robinson on His New Novel Makeda
“Makeda,” the new novel by TransAfrica founder Randall Robinson, is set at the dawn of the civil rights era. The book follows a young man coming of age in segregated Richmond, Virginia, who discovers his roots in Africa through his blind grandmother. “Sometimes when we think of slavery, we calculate the economic consequence of it,” Robinson says. “But we have not calculated the psychosocial consequence of it, unless we factor in the loss of memory, which was occasioned by a deliberate and systematic program imposed by those who controlled us.” [includes rush transcript]
Filed under Author Interviews, African-American History, civil rights
Inlander Maxey’s Law
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