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Articles, Essays, and Poetry on African-American Issues, 1990-06-18 - 2000-05-16

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13

Scope and Contents

This is a collection of articles and essays: -“The Mirror Image of Racism within Our [sic] Ourselves (A Search for Answers in Black and Latino Relations)” by E.F. Mohammed Martinez. -“Supportive of Other Revolutionary Organizations, The Black Guerilla Family” -“The Spellbinder’s Gift” “Assembly Instructions for Your New Life” by OG Mandino -“What About the VRA?” By J! -“Modern Dependency” by W.E. Burns (An essay written for an English class) -“Dual Identity A Black Indian Speaks” by Cherry R. Thompson and “Family Tree Investigation Tips with Cornelius L. Cooper in “Port of Harlem Magazine,” 1996. -“White Workers and Their Unions” by Ali Kahlid Abdullah -“The Wheel of Revolution” -“A Pro Black Dream” -An essay or speech by Malik Amenata Ismail-Minister of Information, Vanguard Movement, that discusses drugs and the criminal justice system. -“Black Thoughts From a Madman… Down Ass Black Thoughts From a Madman…” - “You Can Kill A Revolutionary But You Can’t Kill A Revolution!” -Writings by an unspecified author that addresses the New Afrikan American Vanguard movement. -Stapled articles: “Simonov’s Cold War Carbine” from the “Weapons and Equipment Guide” No. 67. “Black nationalists picket to protest 2 members’ arrests” by Nichele Hoskins, “Star Telegram,” 1997 -An informative flyer introducing the New Panther Vanguard Movement. -A flyer invitation from The Schiller Institute inviting Mr. Duren “to a Town Meeting to: Stop the Political Lynchings, Stop N.A.F.T.A and Prison Slave Labor.” Attached to this are the following essays/articles: “Battle rages around McDade-Murtha ‘Citizens Protection Act of 1998’” “FBI-DOJ suffer major defeat in Houston ‘Fruehmenschen’ case” -“Point of View African-American or American-African?” by Kofi Michel Guy Williams Opantri, Sept. 27, 1995. -“Throwing Down” an essay/article about the African-American community from the 60s-90s. -“Who Killed L.A.?: The War Against the Cities” by Mike Davis from “Crossroads,” June 1993. - A news release by Paula Retamosa of “Real News Service:” “Simpson Back in Criminal Court,” May 16, 2000. -Articles from “The Nation,” July 26/August 2, 1999: “Organizing the Hip-Hop Generation” by Angela Ards “Israel, Syria and Lebanon Are Ready to Negotiate, But Many Obstacles Remain” “A Peace of the Brave” by Milton Viorst -“Printed from “It’s Our World” Issue #5.” Interview with Ali Khalid Abdullah on the following topics: the war in Kosovo, the shootings in Littleton, and “What Leads Kids to Violence?” This also includes the following poems: “Tashina” by Reginald S. Lewis and “Hair Dye” by Tabitha Howay. -“A Review of the East Coast National Panther Summit” by Jenga Mwendo -National Report section of “The New York Times” from April 18, 1997: “Former Big-City Plater Observes from Sidelines” by Dirk Johnson -Editorial from the “Dallas Morning News” June 12, 1996: “What Now? Threats of violence challenge the whole city” -“African Americans and Jews: Relationship not so secret,” June 12, 1994, “Houston Defender” by Earl Ofari Hutchinson -“A New Vanguard for Angry White Men” Best and Worst of our Past” by A. Asadullah Samad from the “Los Angeles Sentinel,” December 8, 1994. -“Separatism Down South” by Adam Nossiter from “The Nation” -“Why in the hell must we forgive and forget?” by Thomas Muhammad from “Community Pulse,” August 9, 1997. -“Mickey Leland” from “Texas Monthly,” November 1999 -“Thinking About U.S. Latino Identity & History” by Gerald E. Poyo - A letter addressed to “Fellow Citizens” from Bob Lee about the destruction of black churches in the South, date: August 12, 1996. -A letter typed to Margret Bodell from Michelle Barnes, the Executive Director of the Community Artists’ Collective, date 29 September 1999. -A piece on the following “Texas Trailblazers: Mickey Leland Louis Dorian C.F. Richardson Clifford F. Smith Bessie Coleman Julia C. Hester Richard Allen L.A. Nixon William M. McDonald A.W. Jackson R.L. Smith J. Mason Brewer Sutton E. Griggs -An essay by Bob Lee on “Lynchings” (sic) written in 1994, Black History Month. -“O.J. Simpson Victim of High Tech Lynch Mobs” by Bob Lee from the “Houston Forward Times” on July 20, 1996. -“Lynchings (sic): America’s Unsolved, Unpunished Murder Cases” from the “Houston Sun” -“Brewer Lured to Jasper for “Love” of Fellow Killer” by Ed Wendt from the “Forward Times,” September 28, 1999. -“James, Byrd Jr.” by Paula Burka -“Jasper Texas,” a poem by Marilyn Buck, “In memory of James Byrd, Jr.” -“For a Sad Time, Contact KKK.COM” by Bob Lee, “Houston Forward Times,” July 22-28, 1998. -“The Klan fundamentally has UnAmerican Goals” by Bob Lee, “Houston Forward Times,” September 28, 1991. -A picture of a Nazi SS officer from The Hall of Remembrance, the Holocaust Memorial. -“Racism, hate, segregation, ‘old south’ still stand” by Bob Lee, “The Jasper NewsBoy,” June 9, 1999. -“Thomas has lost his roots,” article on Clarence Thomas by Bob Lee -“Da’ Mayor speaks out on church burning” by Bob Lee, “Forward Times,” Sept 12, 1996. -“Notes by DA Mayor of Fifth Ward” by Bob Lee, 3-23-91 -“Death of the Messangers” by Bob Lee, “The Informer and Texas Freeman,” January 18, 1992. -“Capitol Punishment is Wrong” by Bob Lee, 1-21-97 -“Gary Graham and the state of Texas” by Louise James, “Houston NewsPages” -“Survey reveals widespread hunger in city’s Fifth Ward” -Continuation of the Texas Trailblazer Series: Nat Q. Henderson, Bob Lee -“Poetry with Reason without Rhymes for Rev. Henry Lyons” by Bob Lee -“Profanity of Reality: Democratic Genocide, Humanitarian Mass Murder & Free Speech Drive-Bys” -An E-mail exchange, addressed to John V. Wilmerding about a “Washington Post” article about protests. -A letter about Reggae -A letter from activist Leslie Johnson-Seale.

Dates

  • Creation: 1990-06-18 - 2000-05-16

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Extent

From the Collection: 26.67 Linear Feet (50 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository

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