Real Black Wild West Heroes

I want Bass Reeves, Stagecoach Mary and the Black Seminole Scouts to have their day in the sun. I am so tired of having our noses shoved in somewhere that leads to nothing. What exactly is a Django anyway? We have fine Black actors and actresses, we have talented Black writers and directors as well as Black folks capable of manning production crews and we have perfectly fine Black stories wanting to be told. Stories about real people -  brave, smart,  talented, creative people. That did their utmost under the most adverse of circumstances and while they may get some recognition they don't receive nearly the attention they deserve. Thus, our rich legacy goes unacknowledged as our young people go into self-destruct mode for lack of role models.

The Black Panthers had no problem with white people.

The Black Panthers had no problem with white people and obviously these white folks we see at the meeting were not feeling too intimidated.  If this were a KKK meeting I don't believe it would so open.  Just saying the Panthers along with Latino,  White  and Native American organizations were trying to work together to prevent things from looking like they do today. Can we say Polarization of the nation? It's not looking too good for the "Land of the Free". Whoever they are.

And One of My Very Favorites Gladys Knight.

A Black Panther in Dublin

In March Ashanti Alston, a former member of the Black Panther Party and a Black Liberation Army solider, came to Ireland to speak at the Dublin anarchist bookfair. This is the video of his presentation. In it he talks about his experiences in the Black Panthers and BLA, the lessons he draws from them and what he thinks of revolutionary politics in Ireland. Ashanti talks about his attempt to break BLA comrades out of a New York jail and the influence reading about Irish republicanism had on him in prision as well as how he bacame an anarchist.

YES WE CAN! #EndMassIncarceration

Daniel Geiter an ex-con earned a Doctorate and plans college for cons.