Ella Josephine Baker (December 13, 1903 – December 13, 1986)
To remember Ella Baker at this time is paramount. She was one of the foremost organizers in the movement to proclaim the civil rights of African American people in her era. To acknowledge her superb effort, is to offer her techniques, insights and successes as a model for present and future mass organizers to study and emulate.
“The stuggle is eternal. The tribe increase. Somebody else carries on.”
Ella Baker
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Black Experience In America_Vol1
Author: PDGazette
Keywords: black history; African-Americans; racism; emancipation; slavery; success; humor; love; history; W.E.B. Du Bois; Booker T. Washington; Fanny Coppin; James Weldon Johnson; Alice Dunbar; Zora Neale Hurston; Henry Ossian Flipper; Monroe Work
Collection: opensource
POEMS OF CABINS AND FIELD (1901)
Poems of Cabin and Field (1901)
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Illustrated with photographs by
The Hampton Institute Camera Club
Author: Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906; Morse, Alice, book designer
Subject: African Americans; African Americans
Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead
Possible copyright status: NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT
Language: English
A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865
A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865:
Preceded by a Review of ... (1887)
Author: George Washington Williams
Publisher: Harper & brothers
Year: 1887
Possible copyright status: NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT
Language: English
Preceded by a Review of ... (1887)
Author: George Washington Williams
Publisher: Harper & brothers
Year: 1887
Possible copyright status: NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT
Language: English
Friday, December 12, 2014
The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander, highly acclaimed civil rights lawyer, law professor, and author.
Three - Part 2
Three - Part 3
Five - Part 2
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Sunday, December 7, 2014
AFTER TRAYVON: Black Boys Speak. A video
A public discussion among 9 Black and Latino boys ages 10-17. These young fellas share their feelings and their impressions very well. Guided by moderator Kevin Powell they talk about their concerns on racism, stereotyping, stop and search, unity, education and more. This video was shot shortly before the arrest of George Zimmerman. I reccommend watching the entire video for an intimate look into the thoughts of these youngsters.
I hope this will inspire more of us to encourage and empower our young people to speak their minds, using whatever tools are available to us.
Watch Who This Cop Picks To Eject From The Park
He wasn't sitting up straight enough. Give me an effen break. You might not call it racism but I sure would. After watching this video for the third time, I have decided that sergeant Lee has committed a grievous assault on this young man's dignity. Having witnessed this cowardly act, it is readily apparent to me that this wimp like many others, has no business in a position of authority. This was much the same way that Eric Garner was approached, for something that could have been left alone. By forcing these degrading confrontations on people who are minding their own business, the police always give themselves the opportunity escalate a situation which was nothing in the first place, to one where their victim ends up in trouble or worse seriously injured.