Villager

Can any of y’all explain it to me?

Did any of you attend The Million Man March back in the day? If so, what do you remember from that day? I remember Maya Angelou’s poem…

One of most courageous African Americans in the history of the U.S. military was Colonel Charles Young.

Less than a week ago a family lost their husband, father and son … Brian Cardall … because a Hurricane police officer was too trigger-happy with his taser gun. The Cardall family released the following 911 recordings on the death that occurred last Tuesday.

The incidence of HIV/AIDS has reached alarming rates among African Americans, and young Blacks are being hit hardest. To address the crisis, our blog is supporting efforts by TheLoop21.com and Magic Johnson Foundation, a recognized leader in HIV/AIDS prevention efforts, for an online awareness campaign this summer.

I ask all villagers to call on DA Chisolm to do everything in his power to prevent an execution.

The heat got to be too much for Newt Gingrich. He folded. He now admits that he was wrong to call Judge Sonia Sotomayor a racist. Now is the time to stop the hate from other Republicans (e.g. Tancredo) as well…

There have been 20 taser-related deaths in America over the first 20 weeks of the calendar year. Perhaps it is time for congressional hearings on taser torture in America?

The AfroSpear is calling on all bloggers to join us in a Day of Blogging for Justice: Standing Up Against the Police Pre-Trial Electrocution on Friday, April 24, 2009.

Troy Davis’ appeal was rejected by the federal appeals court in Atlanta yesterday. In the 2 to 1 opinion, the court ruled that Troy was unable to establish by clear and convincing evidence that a new jury would not find him guilty.