Through the work independent organizations as well as coverage in the media, the political and cultural inequalities faced by people of African descent are becoming more and more apparent. Sierra Leone? Check. Cointelpro? Of course. Rwanda? Yup. Jenna? Yeah, you get the picture. From New Orleans to Haiti, East Oakland to Ethiopia, black folks have been catching hell all over the globe for a minute. And all around the world, a network of ground level, grassroots organizers has been working to change the often hellish conditions by working on a community level.
Omali Yeshitela leader of the Uhuru Movement is one of those local organizers with a global focus. Read the rest of this entry »
