An evolving impact – Hip Hop and the Cuban revolution

By Larry Hales, Denver FIST

/Part one of a two part series /
Hip Hop culture is again being attacked by the major news outlets, which
of late began with Don Imus, when his virulent racism was spotlighted
after his hateful remarks against a college basketball team made up
mostly of Black women. However, some capitalist news outlets appear [...]

The war at home: Jena 6 case ignites anti-racist outrage

By LeiLani Dowell,  New York City FIST

Strengthened by a victory in the case of one of the Jena Six—Black youths facing outrageously harsh prison sentences after several months of racist attacks in Jena, La.–organizers throughout the country are continuing to mobilize for the freedom of the Six and to denounce the U.S. criminal “justice” system.
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Tribunal defends Legacy of cultural resistance in New Orleans

By Larry Hales
New Orleans
It has been two years since the tragedy along the Gulf Coast was unfurled by the winds of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and escalated by state neglect. This year, the Peoples Hurricane Relief Fund decided to put the local, state and federal government on trial at [...]