Daily Archives: February 18, 2023

2023-02-18: News Headlines

Clara West (2023-02-17). Claudia Jones: The Communist Black woman feared by the FBI. peoplesworld.org Claudia Jones (1915—1964), an Afro-Caribbean woman born in Port of Spain, British West Indies (Trinidad), was a Communist activist in the U.S., holding several responsible positions within the Communist Party and for its publications until her deportation in 1955 to Great Britain. There, based in London, she played a leading role in the West Indian …

Ali Abunimah (2023-02-17). Arrest of Palestine activist was unlawful, Berlin court rules. electronicintifada.net Authorities must drop all other cases, stop banning solidarity protests, campaigners demand.

Labor Video Project (2023-02-18). ILWU Local 10 Stops Work & Rallies For Mumia With Tyre Nichols Family In San Francisco. indybay.org ILWU Local 10 held a stop work action and held a march and rally to demand the freedom of Mumia Abu-Jamal. The family of Tyre Nichols also attended and spoke out.

March on Police Station in Menlo Park (2023-02-18). San Mateo County as Vulnerable to Police Violence as Memphis. indybay.org February 11 near downtown Menlo Park, California in the San Francisco Bay Area. Protesters rallied for justice for Tyre Nichols and said the same police tactics are used here.

Rann Miller (2023-02-17). Opinion: Black Faces In White Spaces Don't Assure Greener Pastures, Look At Tyre Nichols, Cop City. moguldom.com "We need a seat at the table" is a phrase commonly used to indicate how best to eradicate racial injustice. In other words, we need to be in positions of power and influence when decisionmaking conversations impacting Black people happen. That sounds like a reasonable strategy. Representation matters … to an extent. But those tables …

Clara West (2023-02-17). Claudia Jones: The Communist Black woman feared by the FBI. peoplesworld.org Claudia Jones (1915—1964), an Afro-Caribbean woman born in Port of Spain, British West Indies (Trinidad), was a Communist activist in the U.S., holding several responsible positions within the Communist Party and for its publications until her deportation in 1955 to Great Britain. There, based in London, she played a leading role in the West Indian …

Ali Abunimah (2023-02-17). Arrest of Palestine activist was unlawful, Berlin court rules. electronicintifada.net Authorities must drop all other cases, stop banning solidarity protests, campaigners demand.

Labor Video Project (2023-02-18). ILWU Local 10 Stops Work & Rallies For Mumia With Tyre Nichols Family In San Francisco. indybay.org ILWU Local 10 held a stop work action and held a march and rally to demand the freedom of Mumia Abu-Jamal. The family of Tyre Nichols also attended and spoke out.

March on Police Station in Menlo Park (2023-02-18). San Mateo County as Vulnerable to Police Violence as Memphis. indybay.org February 11 near downtown Menlo Park, California in the San Francisco Bay Area. Protesters rallied for justice for Tyre Nichols and said the same police tactics are used here.

Rann Miller (2023-02-17). Opinion: Black Faces In White Spaces Don't Assure Greener Pastures, Look At Tyre Nichols, Cop City. moguldom.com "We need a seat at the table" is a phrase commonly used to indicate how best to eradicate racial injustice. In other words, we need to be in positions of power and influence when decisionmaking conversations impacting Black people happen. That sounds like a reasonable strategy. Representation matters … to an extent. But those tables …

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