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Dayvon Love: “King’s Teachings on US Imperialism Opened My Eyes to Radical Thought”
Young Baltimore activist Dayvon Love tells Paul Jay how MLK's teaching that American blacks must be anti-imperialist, changed his life.
Martin Luther King Was a Radical, Not a Saint
The official US beatification of Martin Luther King has come at the heavy price of silence about his radical espousal of economic justice and anticolonialism.
Net Neutrality Ruling Will Disempower Communities of Color
Jessica Gonzalez: As US Court of Appeals rules against net neutrality, internet service providers will restrict access for communities of color.
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The Abuse of Laughter
In this age of utter cynicism, little is sacred, little is off-limits from humor, little is safe from the cultural tide of callous abuse.
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Pioneers of Media Diversity
Devorah Heitner's new book, “Black Power TV” describes the pioneering journalists who attempted to provide adequate media representation of African-Americans.
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The Day Santa Really Went Black
Images are powerful, and that's why it was such an issue at our house on Land Park Drive when Santa Went Black, recalls Dr. Wilmer Leon III.
Michelle Alexander on Bill Moyers: Locked Out of the American Dream
Michelle Alexander has traveled the country to meet advocates and everyday Americans working to end mass incarceration in America
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Mandela Is Gone, but Apartheid Is Alive and Well in Australia
Apartheid in South Africa was defeated largely by a global campaign. Similar disapproval for Australia's treatment of its Aboriginal population seldom has found its mark.
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Media and the End of Apartheid in South Africa
“Kill the Messenger” details how mass media helped create and exploit fractures in apartheid, ushering in a new age in South Africa.
The Anti-Apartheid Underground: Ronnie Kasrils on Meeting Nelson Mandela in an ANC Safe House in 1962
As thousands of mourners line up to pay their last respects to Nelson Mandela, we go to Johannesburg to speak with longtime anti-apartheid activist Ronnie Kasrils.