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The news that’s being reported from every corner of the media is the rallies involving thousands of citizens across the country in the aftermath of the not-guilty-on-all-counts verdict in the Zimmerman trial. As much as this writer absolutely hates to appear to be jumping on the proverbial bandwagon, there are some stories that transcend that disdain and this is one of them – because I hate even more the notion that it’s alright to declare open season on Black children. And i

Editor's Note: From October 7, 2016 Hello BlogtalkRadio listeners! This is the first #FirstFriday for Rhymes Reasons. Every first Friday of the month, Dr. Edward Rhymes flies solo for the hour and talks about what's on his mind in the world of politics, war peace, poverty, racism etc. A whole hour of talk and callers. Do you want to talk about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump? What about Syria? What's the game-plan for organizations like Black Lives Matter moving forward? Wha

Black Agenda Report White Lies and Black Disbelief in a Fading Empire https://www.blackagendareport.com/white-lies-and-black-disbelief-fading-empire “If you can use that justification,” said Yeshitela, “that, somehow, the Syrian state is attacking its own people and, therefore, the U.S. can rain missiles, along with France and England, on Syria, then what would prevent Russia from attacking the United States because of all the people that the United States is killing in our c

Black Agenda Report: Trump’s “Sovereignty” is Lawlessness (So was Obama’s) Mint Press News: Syria War Diary: Order Returns To Western Cities, Civilians Recount Horrors Of Rebel Rule Unicorn Riot: Greece: Alternative Economies & Community Currencies Pt. 1 – Athens Integral Cooperative 21st Century Wire: New Report Destroys Fabricated Myth of Syria’s ‘White Helmets’ The Anti-Media: It’s Time to Stop Pretending ‘Free Speech’ Rallies Are Actually About Free Speech Atlanta Black S

Hello Rhymes Media Group Fam. On this episode of Rhymes Reasons, Dr. Rhymes talks with Minnesota-based scholar, journalist and theologian Les Lester. We cover the lack of Black studies in our public school curriculum; we discuss the role miseducation has played in the current circumstances of Blacks in America and what can be done to remedy that painful reality. Join us for this hour of insightful dialogue and discussion. Thanks for stopping by RMG Fam. See you there; see you

“The carceral system must be torn out root and branch.” Even most leftish white Americans like to think that their country is good and its institutions are fair and equitable. According to this wishful thinking human rights abuses only happen in faraway places and injustices here are resolved by reining in a few bad apples. The facts say otherwise and prove that the United States is consistently one of the worst human rights violators in the world. The cruelty of its prison s

Observing Van Jones cry on CNN, twitter posts of #thisisnotus and other well -meaning folks cry and wring their hands, because the president has exposed the real US, is an indication of self- deception. Jones and folks who share his affinities had convinced themselves that this is not a racist nation. Yet the evidence, recent and not so recent, along with the country’s past indicate the opposite. The US has been organized around White Supremacy since the first settlers set fo

DACA protections have been granted to more than 750,000 people in a country. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to rescind the DACA program that protects nearly 600,000 undocumented immigrants who entered the country as children but will allow them to stay until their work permits expire, a senior administration official has said. Trump’s decision could be announced as early as Friday but could also come next week, said the official, who added that the president could al

Rhymes Media Group, in keeping with our commitment to advocacy journalism, begins, today, the series: RMG's Anti-Racism 101. Rhymes Media Group began, and continues, as a mechanism for persuasion for those who are willing to be persuaded. In other words, we are not looking for a show of hands - popular consensus is one of the WORSE metrics for determining what's true. It can be hard and confusing, at times, to understand the ins and outs of prejudice, discrimination, racism &

Rhymes Media Group, in keeping with our commitment to advocacy journalism, we present the series: RMG's Anti-Racism 101. Rhymes Media Group began, and continues, as a mechanism for persuasion for those who are willing to be persuaded. In other words, we are not looking for a show of hands - popular consensus is one of the WORSE metrics for determining what's true. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Here, Dr. Edward Rhymes c

Introduction Rhymes Media Group, in keeping with our commitment to advocacy journalism, begins, today, the series: RMG's Anti-Racism 101. Rhymes Media Group began, and continues, as a mechanism for persuasion for those who are willing to be persuaded. In other words, we are not looking for a show of hands - popular consensus is one of the WORSE metrics for determining what's true. Racism exists when individuals because of their race, are: Denied access to services or opportun

Good morning Americans, it’s the year 2017 in the U.S. of A. Or is it 1640? No wait, is it 1882, 1896, 1942 or 1950? This past week we have heard the terms “un-American” and “foreign” flung around with great (and some would say alarming) frequency. The aforementioned dates are not arbitrary or random; they represent instances in our American history when the un-American card was played. Further, they tell the story of who gets to determine what or who is truly American. In 16

A several years ago, this writer wrote: that until White privilege is addressed and eradicated, it will continue to be the serpent in any and every Garden of Eden of feminist, liberal or progressive creation. And as we view the landscape of American social, political and economic life, we can see, not so much a re-introduction of White privilege, but an amplification of its reality and presence. The recent studies and reports continue to bear out not only a persistent economi

The Colin Kaepernick situation reveals all you need to know about the US Big Business and its most popular non profit the National Football League. Kaepernick remains unsigned because he stood up against racism and police violence, both of which are important to the rich powerful in maintaining their hold on US society. The NFL owners are hypocrites. What does the flag and the national anthem have to do with professional football? Not a thing the pageantry is about getting fa

My interview, in it's entirety, from a couple of months ago. In it, I deal with anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim sentiment in the US, the Trump administration and an American history full of he xenophobic impulse. Note: The Chinese Exclusion Act was not enacted in 1850, as I stated, it was in 1882. I've been getting dates mixed up lately. Apologies. #racism #racialprofiling #xenophobia #Iran #USpolicies #currentevents #news #politics #Muslimban

When the targets and victims of violence happen to be white, what the victim did or didn’t do isn’t readily discussed. On the other hand, it seems that people of color have to pass some sort of litmus test to illicit a certain level of sympathy, that somehow the grief of a Black, Hispanic, Asian or Muslim mother isn’t as palpable as that of a White one. #violence #racism #whiteprivilege #news #politics #NRA #currentevents

Hello RMG Fam! We have a special #IndependentMediaMonday broadcast for you. Some call Black Agenda Report Executive Editor, Glen Ford, A Certified Elder of the Black Journalism Tribe. Historic "firsts," "mosts," and "onlys" are also the hallmarks of Glen Ford’s long career. The son of famed disc jockey Rudy “The Deuce” Rutherford, the first Black man to host a non-gospel television show in the Deep South – Columbus, Georgia, 1958 – Glen was reading newswire copy on-the-air at

Eric Garner being choked to death by New York City Police in July 2014. The attention on Black male victims like Garner and Castile reflects the disproportionate police violence and confinement Black males are subjected to. There is no structural apparatus that empowers Black males to successfully lobby for their interests, ensures their gainful employment, or protects and values their lives. Curry asks: “If the effect of racism is such that the alleged advantages of men disa