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Entries from August 1, 2011 - August 31, 2011

Happy Birthday Marcus Garvey

Garvey in Harlem

 Excerpt from Marcus Garvey Speech

 

Documentary on Marcus Garvey - Part 1 of 5

To see the rest of this Documentary click on the links below.

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Scenes from the Millions March In Harlem

August 13, 2011

Dr. James McIntosh speaks to the crowd at the Millions Harlem March on August 13, 2011.  He addresses the need for unity within our communities and asks the crowd if they are willing to give their lives for the cause of Africa.

 

Herb Boyd, Harlem Journalist from the Amsterdam News, shares his thoughts on global perspective and the people's need for a larger overarching view of the forces and practices of those that oppress.

 

- Also watch coverage of Minister Louis Farrakan's Speech from the Nation of Islam's Finalcall.com

Happy 85th Birthday Fidel Castro

Fidel's 85th Birthday passed this Saturday August 13, 2011.  Here is some footage from his trip and speech in Harlem in 1995.

Event - Millions March In Harlem on Saturday August 13, 2011

 
The Millions March in Harlem buzz is in the streets around the country. Posters and flyers are everywhere and people are excitedly talking about the need for unified action and change. The Millions March in Harlem will be held on Saturday, August 13, assembling on Malcolm X Blvd at 110th Street at 10 AM.  It will focus on the attack on African people on the Continent and in the United States.
The heinous bombing of Libya by the US and NATO, illegal sanctions against Zimbabwe by the West, and the Bloomberg administration’s destruction of housing, jobs, education, health care and police abuse, are all a systematic assault on African communities.

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Stop and Frisk and police abuse are a global issue and seem to have played a roll in the London riots.

BBC - Darcus Howe, a West Indian Writer and Broadcaster speaks to BBC the London riots.  He informs BBC about the bad relationship between the police and the youth community and tensions building over time.  Mr. Howe, speaks of how his own grandson says he can't count the amount of times he has been stopped and searched. 

Mr. Howe also has to put the BBC reporter in check at the end of this interview for her rude line of questions. 

Kevin Durant Playing at Dyckman Park - Uptown

August 4, 2011.  Kevin Durant continued to showcase his basketball talents in New York City by hooping it up at a packed at Dyckman Park, in uptown Manhattan. Durant made the crowd lose control when he shook up Michael Beasley and blew buy him for a slam dunk.

Also check out Harlem's own Teyana Taylor looking great at the game.

NBA's Kevin Durant Lights up Rucker Park for 66 points

Kevin Durant put on a show to remember at Harlem's Rucker park.

New Copwatch video - NYPD Stop and Car Search

July 30, 2011 - NYPD officers stop and search the car of 2 men in Harlem. 

Joseph "Jazz" Hayden films the incident and questions the officers as to why they are searching the man's vehicle.  The officers point their flashlights at the camera the majority of the video to hide their faces. 

Watch Video and see full story.