The following is a press release from the AfroSpear. The AfroSpear community now includes over 90 blogs, each demonstrably furthering the goals and objectives of the AfroSpear in ways both common and unique.
The AfroSpear has developed into a think tank with Diaspora-wide influence. It focuses on the discussing issues, exchanging ideas and creating strategies, with the objective of developing concrete and viable solutions to tackle the concerns relating to those of African descent worldwide.
1). “AfroSpear bloggers and our audiences will continue to assert our role as forceful advocates of equal justice for Blacks in the American justice system.”
2. "Although the charges against Mychal D. Bell have been reduced, it still is not equal justice when a Black student receives an eighteen month prison sentence while the white students are not penalized at all for their offenses."
3). "We will continue to insist that ALL ADULT AND JUVEN...
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CONGRESSWOMAN JOHNSON COMMENDS THE PASSAGE OF ANTI-HATE LEGISLATIONFrom: dallassouthblog.com
Post Date: 2007-12-05 18:44:50
Washington , DC – (Wednesday, December 5, 2007) – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson commends today’s unanimous passage of H.Res. 826, a bill that expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for the purpose of intimidation. It continues that under certain circumstances the hanging of nooses can be a criminal act that should be thoroughly investigated by Federal law enforcement authorities...
more Underground Hip Hop Acacemy to host ‘Break Out 2007′ in DallasFrom: dallassouthblog.com
Post Date: 2007-12-05 12:50:33
December 5, 2007 (Dallas, Texas) – The Underground Hip Hop Academy, a 501(c) nonprofit organization based in Dallas, is hosting a youth outreach event called Break Out 2007. Created by Founder & Director Shanna Poteet, this charity event takes place Saturday December 15th, 2007 from 12pm to 5pm CST at Pike Park Recreation Center outside of Downtown Dallas.
As the culmination of a life long vision and continued efforts by Shanna Poteet, the Underground Hip Hop Academy par...
more Mychal Bell plea agreement may herald conclusion of Jena 6 casesFrom: dallassouthblog.com
Post Date: 2007-12-03 15:33:17
I'm going to post this Howard Witt story from the Chicago Tribune in its entirety. It was posted to the Tribune's website minutes ago.
By Howard Witt
Tribune Senior Correspondent
Chicago Tribune
The district attorney in the racially-charged Jena 6 case in Louisiana agreed to a plea bargain Monday that sharply reduced the charges against the first of the six black teenagers who was facing trial, while attorneys for other defendants said the prosecutor appeared eager to avoid tak...
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