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The Ancestors Take Home Elmer “Geronimo” Pratt, Former Black Panther Leader

• June 2, 2011 • 2 Comments

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black Expatriates, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Murder/Manslaughter, Race, Tanzania, The Rest of the World
Tags: Africa, Amnesty International, Assata Shakur, Black Panther Party, Black Panthers, COINTELPRO, Death, Elmer 'Geronimo' Pratt, Elmer Pratt, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Frame-Up, Geronimo ji-Jaga Pratt, Geronimo Pratt, Johnnie Cochran, Los Angeles, Louisiana Born, Malaria, Murder Frame-Up, Pratt, Race, Stuart Hanlon, Tanzania, The Black Panther Party for Self Defense, The Sixties, United States, Village, Wrongfully Accused


Satoshi Kanazawa Ousted from “Psychology Today” Blog Line-Up

• June 2, 2011 • 3 Comments

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Education, Mental Health/Psychology, Women
Tags: "American Psychologist", "Times Higher Education", Academic Freedom, African Americans, Black People, Black Women, Blackmail, Blacks, Change.org, Color of Change, Facebook, International, Letter, London School of Economics, Love, LSE, Petition, Physical attractiveness, Psychology Today, Racism, Red-baiting, Satoshi Kanazawa, Self Image, Self-Worth, Sex, Social Sciences, Twitter, United States


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