Monthly Archives: August 2011

Justice for Oscar Grant!

Posted on August 31, 2011 by franklindmitryev

From the July-August 2011 issue of News & Letters: Justice for Oscar Grant! Oakland, Calif.–On June 12 over 150 demonstrators marched to downtown Oakland from Fruitvale BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) station, dubbed “Oscar Grant Station” by community activists. We … Continue reading →

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Straight, No Chaser

Posted on August 29, 2011 by franklindmitryev

From the July-August 2011 issue of News & Letters: Straight, No Chaser Warner Brothers presents Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser directed by Charlotte Zwerin. Produced by Charlotte Zwerin and Bruce Ricker. Executive Producer Clint Eastwood. Art is the eternal particular, the unmediated, … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged African American, Arts, Black, Bruce Ricker, Charlotte Zwerin, Clint Eastwood, Columbia Records, jazz, music, News and Letters Committees, race, racism, revolution, Round Midnight, Teo Macero, Thelonious Monk, Theodor Adorno, United States | Leave a comment

Gil Scott-Heron’s life

Posted on August 25, 2011 by franklindmitryev

From the July-August 2011 issue of News & Letters: Gil Scott-Heron’s life When Gil Scott-Heron passed on May 27, we lost one of the great artists of our time. As the “Winter In America” of which he sang stretches on, … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged African American, Bible, Black, Black Power movement, Gil Scott-Heron, History, Home Is Where the Hatred Is, Johannesburg, Montgomery Scott, poetry, race, racism, Revolution Will Not Be Televised, United States, Winter In America | Leave a comment

A review of Indignant Heart

Posted on August 23, 2011 by franklindmitryev

The blog Nothing but a Human by L Boogie has posted a thoughtful review of Part I of Charles Denby’s book Indignant Heart: A Black Worker’s Journal. A continuation reviewing Part II is yet to come. Themes from Indignant Heart: … Continue reading →

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Racist police murder two more people of color

Posted on August 23, 2011 by franklindmitryev

From the July-August 2011 issue of News & Letters: Racist police murder two more people of color The continuing problem of racist, unaccountable police violence is highlighted by a recent pair of outrageous shootings in Arizona and Florida. Both illustrate … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged African American, AR-15, Asarco Mission mine, Black, Clarence Dupnik, criminal injustice, Haitian American, Iraq war, Jose Guerena, Latino, Pima County Arizona, Pima County Attorney, race, racism, Raymond Herisse, Sheriff, SWAT, Tucson, Tucson Arizona, Urban Beach Weekend, Vanessa Guerena | 1 Comment

Rent control derailed

Posted on August 22, 2011 by franklindmitryev

From the July-August 2011 issue of News & Letters: Rent control derailed New York–I have been actively involved in the tenant movement since 1997, when rent laws actually expired, albeit temporarily. Many tenants woke up then and a massive demonstration … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Affordable housing, Andrew Cuomo, Democratic Party (United States), Landlord, Law, Leasehold estate, New York, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Rent control, Rent Controlled Tenants Committee, Rent Stabilization Association, tenant organizations, Tenants and Neighbors, Tom Siracuse, vacancy decontrol, Vito Lopez | Leave a comment

July-August 2011 Queer Notes

Posted on August 21, 2011 by franklindmitryev

From the July-August 2011 issue of News & Letters: Queer Notes by Elise Students at Mona Shores High School in Muskegon, Mich., won gender-neutral proms. After Oak Reed, a Transgender boy, was nominated prom King and school administrators threw out … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Brad Forkner, Christopher Rosevear, Gay community, Hawthorne Bridge, Health, Hong Kong, IDAHO, International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, lgbt, Mona Shores High School, Muskegon Michigan, Oak is my king, Oak Reed, Portland Oregon, Pride parade, prom King, queer, Transgendered | Leave a comment

News and Letters panel on “Boystown: Class, Race and Public Space”

Posted on August 20, 2011 by franklindmitryev

Here are links to some local news coverage of a recent meeting of the Chicago Local of News and Letters Committees: Windy City Times: Community groups continue to focus on Lakeview Gay Chicago: Panel addresses Lake View’s summer turmoil Here’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged AIDS Foundation of Chicago, Benjamin Perry, Betty Akins, Boystown Chicago, Center on Halsted, Chicago, Darrell Gordon, Ed Negron, Gender JUST, homophobia, Illinois, lgbt, News and Letters Committees, queer, racism, The Nearest Shore, transgender, United States | Leave a comment

Mumia Update

Posted on August 20, 2011 by franklindmitryev

From the July-August 2011 issue of News & Letters: Mumia Update This past spring, Mumia Abu-Jamal’s 1982 death sentence was, again, ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. In violation of the U.S. Supreme Court’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Black Panther Party, Capital punishment, criminal injustice system, Daniel Faulkner, Death row, Mills v. Maryland, MOVE, Mumia Abu-Jamal, prison industrial complex, prisoners, State Correctional Institution – Greene, United States | 1 Comment

For the people of Gaza

Posted on August 19, 2011 by franklindmitryev

From the July-August 2011 issue of News & Letters: For the people of Gaza The area of the world where the right to water is perhaps most severely abused is the Gaza Strip. Since 2003, no piped water has existed. … Continue reading →

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