Malik Zulu Shabazz is the leader of the New Black Panther Party, an eloquent spokesperson, and a warrior for social justice.

Shaka Shakur is a community activist that has been organizing in Harlem and now stages events at the National Black Theatre. To our surprise, spoken word is another of his skills. He performs "God is Black" and "FYI"

Tyrene is the daughter of Queen Nasira Sekou, a community activist in Harlem. She follows in the footsteps of her mother. Her mother was the victim of racial abuse in the 32nd Pct. where she works.

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Occupy Harlem proposes more inclusion in strategizing and planning with Occupy Wall Street during their General Assembly meeting on Wednesday November 9, 2011 at St. Phillips Church in Harlem.

Citizens Against Recidivism honored, Joseph "Jazz" Hayden, with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his life's work of activism around the issues of Criminal Justice. The event was at Citizens Against Recidivsim's annual award ceremony on November 5, 2011 at Tian restaurant in Harlem.

New York State Senator Bill Perkins addressed the audience at the awards ceremony.

For more information on Citizens Against Recidivism visit www.citizensinc.org.

Uptown residents Larry White (left), 76, and Joseph “Jazz” Hayden (right), 70, have both spent decades in prison, and now act as prison activists. (Photo by Nat Rudarakanchana)

The Uptowner - On a quiet Friday evening, a band of grizzled but passionate prison activists wound its way through the corridors of Riverside Church, into a bright business-like meeting room. On the agenda this night: the launching of a campaign to end what they call the “New Jim Crow.”

“We do this and we live this 24/7, all day every day,” said Joseph “Jazz” Hayden, a 70-year-old organizer and activist who had been in prison for 20 years. “But others don’t necessarily know what we’re doing, or know much about the issues we’re dealing with.”

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For information on the Campaign visit www.endnewjimcrow.org

(Harlemites and beyond) who are unemployed, retired, underemployed or just struggling to pay their medical/utility/tuition bills.

JOIN our “Construction Jobs Now” picket line

10am Wednesday, November 9

Columbia University @116^th St. & Broadway

Right now, Columbia University has many new construction/non-construction jobs in a billion-dollar expansion program. Asians, African-Americans, Latinos and women are being denied a fair share of the work.  President Bollinger, WE NEED REAL JOBS to put women and workers of color in Columbia’s construction workforce immediately. We demand not only fairness but jobs to bring us up to par after centuries of discrimination. Hundreds of thousands of our unemployed  need real jobs now, not next week not next year but now!

We can’t wait patiently, idly at a time where   unemployment is reaching new high.  We need a real jobs program put together by serious people rather than the same bulls*** that’s been going on for centuries.

• Ø WE WANT IMMEDIATE JOB PLACEMENT FOR QUALIFIED WORKERS.
• Ø WE WANT GUARANTEED WORK FOR  LOCAL WORKERS
• Ø WE WANT  JOBS  NOW

Why should construction workers with decades of experiences have to be apprentices?  Why are young (white) boys from Rockland, Suffolk, Essex, and Orange counties being ushered into the work, sponsored into the union? And we’re still waiting? How many local people have they hired?

Our Congressman is being used as a shill for Columbia University. Bill Lynch Associates is their well-paid house Negro, hired to silence the voice of the people.

We are the voice of the unemployed people the 99% who make less than $30k

WE WANT JOBS  NOW          WE   NEED   JOBS   AND   WE   NEED   THEM   NOW!   Any program of Columbia that fails to deal with ongoing unfair hiring practices is unacceptable.         We need the support of students/staff in our struggle.

Join us outside PROTEST THE GAMES THEY’RE PLAYING INSIDE

Billions of dollars are bypassing us – and staying in the hands of Columbia’s 1%

For info: contact FIGHTBACK at 212-962-1371 or email:jhjameshaughton@gmail.com

James Estrin/The New York Times

Still not convinced that the NYPD is one of the most corrupt agencies in NYC? Read this article. The department of justice needs to do a mass investigation. All these corruption cases listed were discovered by external agencies outside of the NYPD's Internal Affairs, yet the Commissioner and the Mayor still make every effort to disgustingly defend the force in light of all wrongdoing. It's the culture. - ATH

NY Times - Seven narcotics investigators are convicted of planting drugs on people to meet arrest quotas. Eight current and former patrol officers are charged with smuggling guns into the state. Another is charged with making a false arrest, apparently as a favor for his cousin. Three more are convicted of robbing a perfume warehouse.

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