“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.” Matthew 5:9 One of the lessons (credit the “teachable moment”) I have learnt from the Gates, Crowley and Obama affair is that our society has a disdain for peacemakers. They are more often than not ridiculed, called “soft”, if a male… characterized as a part [...]
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To Kill a Mockingbird: The Eric Frimpong Story
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Criminal Justice, Eric Frimpong, Ghana, Justice, Law, Life, Movies, News, Racism, To Kill a Mockingbird on July 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Gentlemen, I shall be brief, but I would like to use my remaining time with you to remind you that the case of Mayella Ewell vs. Tom Robinson is not a difficult one. To begin with, this case should have never come to trial. The state of Alabama has not produced one iota of medical [...]
Donte’ Stallworth and a dog’s life
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Crime, Criminal Justice, Donte' Stallworth, Justice, Life, Michael Vick, News, NFL on June 17, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Yesterday Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth received a 30 day jail sentence for killing a pedestrian while driving drunk. That’s right: 30 days! On March 14th of this year, Stallworth was driving his Bentley when he struck and killed Mario Reyes, a 59 year old construction worker, after a night of drinking at a bar in Miami [...]
Michael Vick: Another African American Tragic Reality Show
Posted in African-Americans, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Crime, Criminal Justice, Justice, Life, Michael Vick, News, NFL, Sports on May 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m a football fan. I love the Raiders and the people who know me will testify that I bleed silver and black. But first and foremost I’m a football fan. I got the opportunity to see Michael Vick play against the Detroit Lions in a Thanksgiving Day game at Ford’s Field. I know it was the Lions, but [...]
The Life of Troy Davis
Posted in Activism, African-Americans, AfroSpear, Afrospear bloggers, AfroSphere, Capital Punishment, Criminal Justice, Justice, Law, Life, News, Racism, Troy Anthony Davis on May 19, 2009 | 6 Comments »
When I first heard about the case of Troy Davis back in September 2008, I was enraged. What enraged me wasn’t so much the injustice of his situation. His saga is one of many, past, present and unfortunately future cases where a Black man has been incarcerated and/or executed on questionable evidence. What enraged me was [...]
Neo-Colonialism in the Racist US Police State
Posted in African-Americans, Crime, Criminal Justice, discrimination in the workplace, Fascism on May 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In this period of Obama-ite neo-colonialism, our colonial experience as Africans reminds us that we have previously traveled this road. To qualify this as a colonial experience clarifies the fact that African history does not begin with slavery or any relationship with Europeans. Therefore, any statements or feelings that the presidency of Barack Obama is [...]
Global Blogging Day of Action for Troy Davis on May 19, 2009
Posted in Activism, African-Americans, AfroSpear, Afrospear bloggers, AfroSphere, Capital Punishment, Criminal Justice, Justice, Life, News, Troy Anthony Davis on May 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On April 16th Troy Davis, who was convicted of murdering a Georgia police officer in 1991, lost his latest appeal for a new trial and his stay of execution expires on May 15th, 2009. For a background on his case see here. Amnesty International is calling for a Global Day of Action for Troy on May [...]
Call to Sign The Petition to Request Congressional hearings on Tasers
Posted in Activism, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Criminal Justice, Justice, Life, News, Tasers, U.S. Congress on April 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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