Listings of Black Journalists & Civil Rights Organizations – Resources for Black Americans. A Civil Rights Issue.

Tulia, Texas - Where in 1999 a Racial Injustice Occurred - Blacks Waited Yrs. Before Help Arrived

The following is a  listing of black journalists, private civil rights organizations and government agencies I have compiled as a resource  for Black Americans whose civil rights have been violated and whose victimization that have been ignored are in need public attention.    One of the worst feelings for a black person in America is to be racially discriminated against and  for the government that is suppose to protect them from those the civil rights abuses is the one that allows it.    Some States are better than others in handling these matters before it gets out of hand.   But even in one of the most civil rights conscientious states like Texas, some civil rights abuses have still gone uncorrected in small towns where local government turns a blind eye to these offenses even though its on the books.   These civil rights abuses, when not exposed outside of the locality of where the abuses occur, do appear to be systemic and part of that locality’s culture.  A lot of these areas don’t even have a civil rights organizations embedded within the community.    But here lies at least one of the problems that I hope the provided list will help solve:   The complaint of civil rights abuses that have been ignored are not getting exposed outside the area and are being reported certain media.

What almost prompted the need for publishing this online resource was the Trayvon Martin murder  incident that went ignored by the judicial system, until civil rights activist and black talk radio  hosts brought nationwide attention to it.   But there was another case I remembered where black people in a small rural Texas town in 1999 were rounded up and imprisoned.   The town was Tulia, Texas.   As I remembered it, no one outside of Tulia even knew it happened until a white farmer drove to the city of Amarillo to alert someone.   Therefore it has been urged that blacks start networking with each other online and to get connected with each other anywhere in the nation, black radio stations and other black media.   Civil rights abuses (even if not based on race) will continue to go rampant and worsen if no one else outside of its domain knows about it.   There’s 1 main tool to utilize in this endeavor that may not had been readily available prior to 2007,  and that is the power of  internet social media networking.   USE IT !!

Back in the early 1970′s,  if a black’s civil rights was violated, it was a simple matter of thumbing through the yellow pages for civil rights attorneys, as the phone book was full of them.   Also, in most states back in the 1970s that I’m aware of,  had local State offices  set up to readily take civil/human rights complaints that were expeditiously handled.   This is certainly not the case these days.   I recall the workings of civil/human rights state government agencies began to dwindle back in late 70s and early 80′s.  I don’t know the reason for this.

Before I continue, I want to address something  before its brought up.    Someone will probably ask me why I’m just posting resources pertaining to blacks and not other segments of the American population.   My answer :  “I am just one person.  I will run myself ragged if I tackled the thankless  job of  trying to save the whole world.   So I’ve decided to narrow this interest of civil rights issues of a segment of the population in America that seems to have the least online resources compiled for networking”.

The listing of journalist includes bloggers, news papers and other publications, TV news broadcasters, and talk radio hosts.  Also, every source Ive listed is a source that I have vetted (as best I could).  I will not list any source that I feel will be harmful or that berates black Americans.   In other words Black talk radio hosts like  Jesse Lee Peterson – Bond Action Network  or Larry Elder Show will NOT be listed, as they are known for their anti-black rhetoric which I have heard with my own ears.  However, my mentions of any source that I am critical of, does include my explanation.   Just in case there are any doubter, here’s a video sample

If anyone knows  of any more resources that should be on this list, please let me know in the comment section.  Meanwhile, I will continue to update this page.

OKLAHOMA:

CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS:

• NAACP Oklahoma State & Black social workers association
  (405) 427-8000
  2001 N Martin Luther King Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73111
  (Serving Ross Heights and Central Oklahoma City)

GOVERNMENT:
(State of Oklahoma does have a civil rights agency in name only).  It is called Oklahoma Human Rights Commission.   Just because it is  listed on the State of Oklahoma government website, I will mention its url –>    http://www.ok.gov/ohrc/ but I do so VERY reluctantly.  The 1st & last time I contacted this agency was this year (2012), and what it enforces falls well below what the  federal government enforces.   I was left with impression that Oklahoma may not even enforce any civil rights violation laws).  The person who answers the phone at Oklahoma Human Rights Commission seems to discourage the filing of racial discrimination complaints and lacks knowledge of the meaning of what “public accommodation” is.    I was less impressed with the Governor’s office who did not even know if the State had a civil rights agency.  When I asked the governor’s office where does a person go if they are discriminated against for race, disability, in the state, the person who answered the phone suggested hire an attorney”.    Eventhough, this state human rights commission is somewhere on the State’s website, but its not an easy find when you key in the words in the search menu.  It took exhaustive research on goggle, just for me to find out on my own that Oklahoma Human Rights Commission even existed.

NEWSPAPER (in print):

• Greenwood Tribune (this information is based on what I was verbally told by someone in North Tulsa.  Verification is pending)
  Facebook page:  http://www.facebook.com/GreenwoodTribune

ONLINE  BLOG & ONLINE NEWS SITES: (pending)

RADIO STATIONS / TALK RADIO JOURNALISM: (pending – still researching).

TEXAS:

CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS:  (pending – still researching)

GOVERNMENT:  

• Texas Civil Rights Office  (Texas  Health and Human Services Commission Civil Rights Office)
  Website:    –> Texas Civil Rights Office  http://www.hhs.state.tx.us/aboutHHS/CivilRights.shtml
  Impression:  Fortunately and unlike Oklahoma, Texas government website makes it much easier for one to find out where to go if discriminated against.   Its just a simple matter of going to the state’s main website Texas.gov , where a search window immediately pops up, key in words “civil rights commission” , and up pops the referring page of the Civil Rights Office.    Texas government is so helpful, that it even shows how to file these complaints thru the state as well as the federal government.    The fact that Texas openly divulges information on how to file federal complaints shows that Texas unlike Oklahoma is not trying to hide from the Feds. What also makes Texas government website far more  helpful than Oklahoma is that it provides a resource that is one of the most useful to the most vulnerable who live in rural areas,  namely the USDA.

NEWS PAPER IN PRINT  (in print):

• Forward Times (based in Houston, Texas)
  Website:  —>  The Houston Forward Times
  Facebook page:  —>  http://www.facebook.com/ForwardTimes
  Twitter:—>   http://twitter.com/#!/forwardtimes
  Impressions:  This local black newspapers has been around since I was a child.  Obviously it reports the news particularly concerning the black community in Houston and surrounding area.  I also reports news of national importance that have impact on blacks.  I’ve  noticed that is also publishes its newspaper online.  Aftermath of the Trayvon Martin murder, there was an incident of a white woman who ran down a black child with her vehicle in Pearland, Texas.  Forward Times broke the story.  Fortunately, by this newspaper being online, their reporting of this  story went viral on the internet; and because of it the sheriff decided to charge the offender.

CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS:

• (Pending and still researching)

NATIONAL

1. NAACP
   Website:  –> http://www.naacp.org/
   Impression:   Most this organization at the national level is slow to act on many complaints compared to what it used to be in the 1960′s.  I’m not sure why this is the case.  I think the strength or weakness of the NAACP depends on its local chapters in communities.
2. RAINBOW PUSH NATIONAL (pending)
3. BLACK FARMERS ASSOCIATION
   Website:  —> http://www.blackfarmers.org/
   Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/groups/21626657394/
   Twitter:  http://twitter.com/#!/DrJohnBoyd
   Impressions:  This organization founded by John Boyd, a black farmer who strong advocate for black farmers.  Though I’ve never met the founder of this organization  I certainly hope that I would be able to someday.   The more I read about Boyd, the more I became impressed by his heartfelt passion to help black farmers.  This organization was instrumental in pushing for the Pigford claims be paid to black farmers who were racially discriminated for USDA loans & grants.
4. NATIONAL – BLACK  JOURNALIST (Blogs and Online News)

• NewsOne:
  Web address:  http://Newsone.Com
  Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/NewsOneOfficia
  Impression: This website seems to be dedicated mostly news stories on crime, civil rights and some political news as it relates or impact black Americans NATIONWIDE.  This is one of my favorite black news site because the editor keeps it up to date w/ current events.   So far as I’m aware, Newsone has the largest following from looking at the activity.  The importance of this site having many subscribers is that there’s enough of them to react to the news articles with comments.  Sometimes I can gauge the pulse of the nation thru online comments.  Also, Newsone makes it easy for the reader to sound off using his or her Facebook, which takes the hassle out of logging in just to make a comment.   Also if I got to go thru lot of trouble to comment on news sites, I just go to another site.    NewsOne is proactive on hot button news stories, as kept abreast of the Trayvon Martin story.

5.  TALK RADIO

• Joe Madison (The Black Eagle)
  Website:  http://www.joemadison.com
  Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Joe-Madison-The-Black-Eagle/67284357124
  My impression:  I 1st started listening to Joe Madison in March 2012.  I could not sleep & decided to fire up my Ipad while laying in bed & decided to listen to black talk radio station on XM Sirius app.  It was from him that I learned about the Trayvon Martin murder.  Madison comes on XM Sirius radio at 5am CT, on the “The Power”.  Actually, Madison is my favorite talk radio host.  Reason why I like him the best is that he is fiery &  gets involved into subject matter about what’s happening to blacks in America.   Also, he has takes an advocacy approach and he usually fires up callers & listeners to take action instead of whining.  For instance, a caller complained about white on black murder in his state; & Madison told him that he’s singing to the choir & abruptly asked the caller “what have you done about it?”.     He also gets his listeners to go viral on internet and to make phone calls on certain issues.   For instance when draft dodger Ted Nugent said some life threatening things about President Obama, Madison urged his listeners to call Ft. Knox military base to cancel Nugent’s performance.  That same day, Nugent’s military gig got canceled. Also, if you are sleepy at 5am CT, he will get you perking & fired up quicker than hot coffee.   But I want to warn you, that Madison can be impatient if the caller tries to talk over him or spin away from the format.  Usually Madison acts like he don’t have time to pamper & coddle callers.  So be prepared to get your act & thoughts together BEFORE you call him.

6.  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: (pending with links & my impression)

• US Department of Justice, Office of Civil Rights
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Civil Rights

Lastly, I encourage every Black American to do the following, so that in case your civil rights are abused and fall in death ears, you can at least get the word out to SOMEBODY:

• Get internet access to their homes at the very least.   Internet ready cell (like iPhone will suffice) .  If you don’t have internet these days, you will be lost.    I realize that some have access to it at their work, library and anywhere else that has WiFi.   But having it where you live gives you readily available access.  What if the library is closed, what would do? Wait til Monday or when ever?
• Get on twitter and start networking.
• Get on Facebook & start networking.
• Know who your local black newspaper is and store their phone number in your cell phone; also follow them on Facebook & twitter.
• Know who your local black radio station is.  If you don’t have one in your area, then hook up with the national ones.
• Know who all serves in your State legislative black caucus.  Put cell phone of black caucus members in your cell phone.  Also follow them on Facebook & twitter.
• Know who all serves in US Congressional Black Caucus.   If any of those members represent your your district, then put their  number in cell phone number.  Follow then on Facebook & twitter.   (Note:  This does not imply that if your US congressman or senator is white that they will not address your concerns, and I certainly suggest you send them your complaint letter as well.  But considering how the Trayvon Martin situation was handle, it behooves the aggrieved to let Black caucus member know the situation). 
• Be aware of what’s being reported in your state  regarding Hate Crimes (data bases of reported Hate Crime incidents) – check to see if your state has any reported incidents — > http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/hate-incidents

Newt Gingrich Who Obsesses over Blacks on Welfare, Gets Caught Writing HOT CHECK

Newt Gingrich Who Demeans Blacks as Dead-Beats, Gets Caught passing Hot Check

Newt Gingrich, a GOP 2012 presidential candidate writes $500 hot check to the state of Utah, after he tells the world that black folks need to get off welfare.    This is a man who wants to head the Republican party and be President of the United States (leader of the free world).   BTW, Newt has a history of writing hot checks & stiffing creditors.  This is also the same man who broadcasted to the world that America’s first black president (Barack Obama) is a food stamp president.   However, Newt’s claim was proven to be false, as reports show that food stamp participation actually grew under Bush administration and decreased under Obama.  I can only speculate the reasons why Newt Gingrich continues to equate blacks with welfare and poor work ethics: (1) he truly feels that  blacks are the dregs of American society; and/or (2) he is appealing to a certain base within the republican party who wants to perpetuate this lie.

The irony self explanatory.  But in case the readers can’t figure it out, I’ll break it down like this –>

If blacks  (who in fact not majority on food stamps) had to depend on PAY CHECKS from the
likes of  Newt Gingrich, then how  far will a hot check take them?  If black workers’ employers paid them with hot checks,
would it be an excuse for them to get on welfare?

I’m blogging about this Newt hot check story because most republican conservatives’ blogs and their tweets are awfully quiet about it.   Im also doing this because I’m noticing that here recently, most republican conservative bloggers tend to be quick on the  key board when republican politicians serve up blacks as red meat.  This morning, HLN was the first televised news outlet that I’m aware of that reported this; and that’s where I first heard about it.   Moreso the reason why I  diversity my news media and online viewing.

In any case, had Obama or any black democrat candidate had written a hot check, what do you think the head lines would say?    What do you think Foxnews would report? What do you think the republican (conservative) bloggers would report or embellish?  To be sure, the right-wing conservative twitter timeline would had gone viral on the story.

BTW, just to be fair, here’s Newt’s side of the story about his bounced check  –> LINK.  Also, in interest of fairness, here’s video of Black republican J.C. Watts (Newt supporter) defending Newt Gingrich’s food stamp remark as not being racist.  However, in my opinion, Watts is in denial.

I’m just trying to keep it real and bring attention to the recent hypocrisy in my own party, particular when blacks are continuously being unfairly stereotyped and demeaned as dead-beats for political thunder by politicians of a political party in which the black are more likely less than 1% of its electorate.

The following are video clips relevant to this subject matter to jar the memory of Newt Gingrich’s racially coded remarks :

“Made In China” Goods Sold In USA Carrying “Ni*ge* Brown” Labels Since 2007 to Present? Is this Deliberate?

Abercrombie & Fitch Outlet's racist online ad (screen captured from its site: http://www.abercrombie-and-fitchoutlet.com/abercrombie-fitch-mpa11-nigger-brown-pants.html as of 3/22/2012 7:02pm central time)

There’s suggestions that if its MADE IN CHINA & dark brown, you may want to check the label because it may say “Nigger Brown”.

After reading up on this Abercrombie & Fitch “nigger brown pants” story, it was disclosed that the excuse was blamed on a Chinese language translation software that translates the word “dark brown” to the word “nigger”.  It has been reported that this Chinese software company is Kingsoft Corp.    There are many on the internet now who are defending Abercrombie & Fitch, by saying its China’s fault.

The problem I’m finding with this  is that the “Nigger Brown” labeling seems to be a never ending pattern.  According to various websites, Chinese manufactures have been labeling  dark brown couches as “Nigger Brown” since 2007.    There were  promises that the translation problem would not reoccur.    But on about June  2011, there was a sighting of   Apple’s apps that had a photo effect featuring “Nigger Brown”.     Again, the finger was pointed at this same Kingsoft Corp.  And then there were the “Nigger Brown  Purses” that came out  in July 2011; and the sell of that racist labeled item did not come down from internet  until the black media complained.   Again the finger was pointed at this same Kingsoft Corp.   Now there’s the “Nigger Brown Pants” by Abercrombie & Fitch outlet  that was advertised on internet on March 22, 2012.  Black media got wind of this and the site came down; but again this same Kingsoft Corp was blamed.

If it is to be believed that China is the culprit, then why have been allowed to sell consumer products to America with those offensive labels?    I would give them a  pass with the 1st occurrence in 2007 and say that perhaps there was a software translation glitch (though I doubt this).  But for this to continue several years afterwards ?  I think this  is not a China software translation problem.  Someone, somewhere unbeknownst to me is playing a racist game;  and have a laugh at the expense of others.

Let me put this in another way.  If the racist label was directed at the Jews or any other ethnic group (other than blacks), would there had been a re-occurrence?  I seriously doubt it.

Anyway, I tried to find the source of the International commercial usage of “Nigger Brown” and the only thing I could find was the name of an Australian establishment that butted heads with the United Nations; and that this establishment was demolished a year after the 1st reported use of  “Nigger Brown” on consumer goods shipped to Western countries.

• Apple Developer Under Fire after iPhone App Dubs Photo Effect “Nigger Brown”

• Buy a $7.98 faux-leather satchel in “Nigger-Brown”

• “Nigger Brown” Sofa

• ‘Nigger Brown’ stand gone, Coon cheese next on hit-list

ZIMMERMAN on 911 calls Trayvon a “Fu*king COON”

BREAKING NEWS …

Tape recording to police dispatcher reveals that George Zimmerman called Trayvon Martin a “FUCKING COON”.    Listen to the above youtube audio CAREFULLY at marker 1:54.  This revelation changes things.  This in my opinion was a murder that has a HATE CRIME element.

Why is the news media not reporting this???????  This is unfricking believable!!

I have learned of this on the James Madison radio show early this morning http://www.joemadison.com/1/  twitter  @BlackEaglePower

Herman Cain Negative Views on Black Americans. WARNING — Racially Targeted Ad has Profane Language

(UPDATE:  Now that Herman Cain is out of the race, I say GOOD RIDDANCE !!)

 

Above is Herman Cain’s racially targeted 2006 radio ad that was reportedly intended to “attract”  blacks to vote republican.   Reportedly this radio ad was paid for by American’s PAC. Yes, Herman goes from characterizing blacks as Ho’s in 2006 to calling blacks “brainwashed” in 2012.  My or my.. what progress this man has made in race relations.

Excerpt from News Max (Oct. 18, 2006)

“The main thing that America’s PAC is up to is it basically is challenging the thesis or the belief on the part of the Republican Party that they cannot attract the black vote,” Herman Cain, an African-American talk-show host who voiced some of the ads, told the Sun.  He said similar advertisements run in 2004 helped boost President Bush’s share of the black vote in Ohio to 16 percent from 9 percent in 2000.”

I figure this must be what Herman Cain meant by when he asserted he would get 1/3 of the blacks to vote Republican in the 2012 election.   But if this blaxploitation (blacksploitation) didn’t work in 2006, it’s seriously doubtful this sort of racial stereotype ad will work in 2012.

HYPOCRISY #1:  What’s more shocking & disheartening to me is that there’s people in the republican party who would tolerate this ad being aired on its behalf.   Since Herman Cain went on rampage against Black people, I’ve noticed RACIAL hypocrisy in both Republican-types as well as in the Democrats regarding “whose the blackest” … & “whose authorized to talk about blacks & whose not” … and the attitude of “My black is better than your black”.     All of a sudden what the Republicans accuses the democrats of doing with regards to the black race,  Republicans are doing the same thing.  If  both parties take a step back, they’ll see this.   When Obama (a black DEMOCRAT) told blacks at Congressional Black Caucus to take off their slippers and stop complaining, the Republican-types jumped on him – and rightfully so.  I too jumped on Obama for saying this.  Shortly thereafter, Herman Cain (a black REPUBLICAN) who outright called black people “Brain Washed” on nationwide television, but all of sudden the republicans makes all sorts of excuses for this behavior.  In fact republicans DEFENDED IT.

HYPOCRISY #2:  The Republicans excuse for Herman Cain’s condescending remarks of calling black people “Brain Washed”, is that they turn it around and say (paraphrase) – ‘Well Obama told told CBC to take off their slippers & stop complaining”.  TWO wrongs don’t make a RIGHT!  Recently the republican-types (mostly whites) have jumped all over TWO Black men – Cornell West and Harry Belafonte for their remarks about another black man – Herman Cain.   But Foxnews (white hosts) decided to take West and Belafonte to the woodshed as there way of defending Herman Cain.   However, a few days prior, Foxnews (white hosts) took Lawrence O’Donnell (also a white host for MSNBC) to the woodshed with the excuse that Lawrence had no business as a white man to tell a black man on how to be black.  Since this is how most white Foxnews host & its white contributers wants to play this, then what the hell were they doing when they tried to tell Cornell West & Belafonte how to feel as a black person when they felt racially insulted by another black.

My take:  Herman Cain, apparently a bitter angry black man who has issues with his own race, is a polarizing figure to blacks.    He sort of reminds me of David Duke in this respect –     Both figures are no friend to the Black people, no matter what political party they affiliated with.  This man is  NOT trying to attract black votes, but instead his job is to SUPPRESS black democrat votes from switching to the republicans in 2012.  All this so that Mitt Romney can win the GENERAL election.   Face it folks, in the republican camp, its NOT enough of us black republicans for Herman Cain to be concerned, & he knows this.

Speaking as a Black Republican:  Unfortunately it takes something like a “Herman Cain” for any black republican to see what it REALLY looks like on nationwide TV when their own race is demeaned by another black republican.  It don’t look good at all and it Don’t Feel Good.  Instead of saying “dont let the establishment Republicans pick our candidate”,  As black republicans, we ought to add “Dont let ANY party, including the republican party, use the black race as a political foot ball”.

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