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Why Won’t the Justice Department Reopen the Malcolm X Murder Case?

New York Times reporter Shaila Dewan blogged yesterday that the Justice Department has declined to reopen the Malcolm X murder case. “Although the Justice Department recognizes that the murder of Malcolm X was a tragedy, both for his family and for the community he served, we have determined that at this time, the matter does [...]

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Gregory Isaacs when I was 13

Gregory Isaacs has died. I was first exposed to Gregory Isaacs in 1982 at age 13. The story begins with my cousin, Alan—a story I recounted here several years ago. When I was thirteen, my dad took me to the Film Forum, just outside the West Vilage in NYC. My cousin Alan’s first film was [...]

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Photos and Video from Honk! 2010

10/17 UPDATE: I’ve started scanning my film from Honk. I’ll be adding all the film photos to this Flickr set over the next few weeks. 10/16 UPDATE: My third batch of Honk! 2010 photos is online. 10/15 UPDATE #2: There’s a  nice article by Danielle Dreilinger in today’s Boston Globe, “A look back at Honk! [...]

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Prison-Based Gerrymandering Ends in Delaware

Got this happy news in my inbox today, from the Prison Policy Initiative, about an important victory in the movement to end prison-based gerry mandering: On June 30, the Delaware Senate passed a bill ensuring that incarcerated persons will be counted as residents of their home addresses when new state and local legislative districts are [...]

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