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Dead Prez at Occupy DC

Posted on February 2, 2012 by admin

Listen to Dead Prez: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 “I’m against the US war against everybody in the world,” M-1 of Dead Prez said at Occupy DC in December. “That’s why we’re right here.” “It ain’t … Continue reading →

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Cheh Puts Others Ahead of Taxi Drivers

Posted on January 31, 2012 by admin

Hundreds of taxicab drivers attended a Jan. 30 hearing on taxi reform legislation in order to voice their opposition to a bill introduced by Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh, chair of the Committee on the Environment, Public Works and Transportation. … Continue reading →

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Occupy DC on High Alert

Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin

“HIGH NOON: U.S.A. Park Police Showdown,” read a banner at Occupy DC at McPherson Square. Notices posted by the National Park Service at both of DC’s occupations stated that “on or about noon” today, NPS would begin enforcing the prohibition … Continue reading →

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TheFightBack, Jan. 28: Michelle Alexander on Mass Incarceration and The New Jim Crow

Posted on January 28, 2012 by admin

Listen to Michelle Alexander on TheFightBack: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 “If he had been raised in the hood, the odds are high he would’ve been stopped, he would’ve been frisked, he would’ve been caught,” Michelle … Continue reading →

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Obama and Activists Agree: End Taxpayer Subsidies for Big Oil

Posted on January 25, 2012 by admin

“We have subsidized oil companies for a century,” President Obama said Tuesday night in his State of the Union address. “That’s long enough. It’s time to end the taxpayer giveaways to an industry that’s rarely been more profitable, and double-down … Continue reading →

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In Possible MLK Day Hate Crime, Civil Rights Family’s Car Burned

Posted on January 23, 2012 by admin

Growing up in a civil rights family in Bogalusa, Louisiana, Chuck Hicks remembers the constant threats. “We were a marked family,” he told TheFightBack in an extended interview on the eve of the October dedication of the MLK Memorial. It turns out, … Continue reading →

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TheFightBack, Jan. 21: Tuskegee Airmen, Gulf Coast Oil Spill, and DCPS Cheating Scandal

Posted on January 22, 2012 by admin

Listen to full show: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] This weekend, a movie about the Tuskegee Airmen is premiering at 2,500 theaters across the country. “Red Tails,” starring Cuba Gooding Jr., highlights the African American pilots who fought … Continue reading →

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An Olympic Battle for the Gulf Coast: Dick Gregory vs. BP (and Ken Feinberg)

Posted on January 19, 2012 by admin

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 Comedian and activist Dick Gregory wasn’t thrown behind bars this week, but he may be soon, possibly at the Olympics. The longtime civil and human rights leader is fighting for compensation … Continue reading →

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My Response to Accusation on Kojo

Posted on January 18, 2012 by admin

Listen to Pete’s response to Chairman Linton: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Tuesday on the Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU, taxi chair Ron Linton said I’d made “misrepresentations” in my reporting. The subject that provoked this response was … Continue reading →

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TheFightBack, Jan. 14: An MLK Holiday Special

Posted on January 15, 2012 by admin

Listen to TheFightBack here:[Audio clip: view full post to listen] This holiday weekend, as we celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we hear from D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray on how the civil rights leader impacted his life. We’ll … Continue reading →