Henry Louis Gates, Troy Anthony Davis, and the 21st century color line

22Jul09

originally published: 22nd July 2009
W.E.B. Du Bois’ classic 1903 work “The Souls of Black Folk” opens with “The problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color line.” Du Bois helped form the NAACP, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which just celebrated its 100th anniversary.
Henry Louis Gates Jr., who [...]

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1,184 killed in police custody in India since 2001, says report

30Jun09

originally published: 25th June 2009
all credits:  The Times of India

As many as 1,184 people were killed in police custody in India in the last eight years with Maharashtra topping the chart with 192 deaths, a report said on Thursday.
The report — Torture in India 2009 — by the Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) [...]

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Events: Two in June & July

24Jun09

originally published: date unknown
Speaking with Forked Tongues
A one-day international symposium on the language of far-right movements
Friday 26th June 2009
Venue: Park Campus, University of Northampton
The Rhetoric of Right-Wing Extremism Today
Includes eminent authorities; Professor Roger Griffin, Professor Janet Wilson and others. Also the experts from the US: Chip Berlet and Dennis King who will speak on the [...]

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