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Formerly incarcerated author, Donna Hylton

October 18, 2018 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

Donna Hylton, who was abused as a child, spent 27 years in prison and wrote a book about how she turned her life around. She said her mission today is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Book/Movie Reviews, Most Read, Profiles Tagged With: Black women, incarcerated women

Becoming Ms. Burton: … by Susan Burton

August 8, 2018 by Juan Haines

Of the many memoirs that have landed on my desk, Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women (2010) is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Review Tagged With: #Me Too, #TimesUp, Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women, Black women, drug epidemic, Juan's Book Review, Los Angeles, Michelle Alexander

FBI report reflects historical similarities

February 14, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

Kathleen Cleaver, secretary of information for the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense

The FBI in 1956 created its secret Counterintelligence Program—COINTELPRO—to take action against Black organizations viewed as subversive. Sixty-one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Black activism, Black Lives Matter, Black nationalists, Black Panther Party, Black women

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