Rough Ride: Baltimore Burning
In early April of 1968, Baltimore was on fire literally and figuratively. The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had just been assassinated. Profound sadness, anger, and disgust…
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U.S., Gen. Museveni’s Patron, Must Lean On Him As Opposition Vows ‘Any Means Necessary’ For Change
U.S. backing for Museveni since Ronald Reagan was in office Once again, Ugandans are being summoned to prepare for general elections next year between February 2016 and March…
Marissa Alexander’s Backer Demand Freedom For Nan-Hui Jo; Domestic Violence Survivor
Nan-Hui Jo Members of the activist network that organized for the freedom of Marissa Alexander is now calling for the immediate release of a California domestic violence survivor,…
Deadly Quake: Help Nepal In Its Hour Of Need
Helping Nepal Recover Donate A 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the Kathmandu Valley before noon on Saturday. (As of Tuesday the death toll had exceeded 4,400) Tremors were also strongly…
Fire In Baltimore As Police Coverup Of Freddie Gray’s Killing Continues
One way to cool anger in the streets of Baltimore and douse the fires on the street is for the Police to end the coverup of the truth…
Will they ever give a White Girl a Black doll? : A Visual Activist’s outlook on Internalized Racism, Colorism, and (Embodied) Female Empowerment
Yelitsa Jean-Charles As a young girl, do you remember playing with a doll that did not look like you? Do you remember combing her long blonde hair and…
Freddie Gray Death: Rev. Sharpton And Baltimore March On Washington
Rev. Al Sharpton I have been asked by many in the Baltimore area since day one to get involved in the justice for Freddie Gray movement. Though I…
Why I’m Supporting Shirley Patterson For New York Assembly Seat
Visual Artist Charles Jean-Pierre, far right, Shirley Patterson and supporters unveiled the "Housing Matters" Mural on Sunday I created the "Housing Matters" mural with Shirley Patterson to give…
Figthing Sexual Violence on Universities and Colleges
Campus sexual violence has been the subject of an intense national conversation recently, but that dialogue often lacks critical input from schools that are already taking steps to…
Hip Hop Disco Fever Reunion at Lehman Center in the Bronx
With Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in association with Sal Abbatiello of Fever Records, sponsoring the 38th Anniversary of the famed Bronx nightclub “Disco Fever” by presenting…