Memories of Malcolm Shabazz, namesake and grandson of Malcolm X, whose funeral will be held in Oakland this week.  

Stop the rape?  Why not stop the war?  

Cynthia McKinney says she's tired of SKYPE'ing with her African friends while our first African American president is bombing Africa.  

Have you heard the good news? Six-term member of Congress and '08 Green Party candidate for president Cynthia McKinney will tour California April 21-25 for the SF Bay View newspaper and Block Report Radio.

Please attend and spread the word about the event nearest you, where our beloved Cynthia, one of the most courageous voices and committed freedom fighters of our time, will speak on the legacies of Hugo Chavez, who is the topic of her Ph.D. dissertation and whose funeral she attended, and Muammar Qaddafi and other critical issues. She welcomes your questions -- and your hugs.

TOUR DATES
Sunday, April 21: The World Beat Center, 2100 Park Blvd, San Diego, 6 p.m.
Monday, April 22: Chuco’s Youth Justice Coalition, 1137 E. Redondo Blvd, Inglewood, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 23: The Kaos Network, 4343 Leimert Blvd, Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 24: The Laney College Forum, 900 Fallon St., Oakland, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 25: Arlene Francis Center, 99 Sixth St., Santa Rosa, 6:30 p.m.

"I believe that one remaining untested justice frontier is the political battleground in U.S. and European capitals. It is inside these essential capitals that pro-Israel lobbies have become comfortable operating with very little opposition from the other side.

"I am tired of losing when, I believe, we really do not have to lose. I fundamentally believe that the people of this world are good and want peace. I have spoken to Afghanis and Pakistanis, to Yemenis and to Somalis, Palestinians and Americans, and I find them to be peace-loving peoples."

San Mateo County plans to build a new jail on a toxic waste dump. 

"Late yesterday, the three-judge panel overseeing the California prison population cap issued a stinging rebuke to Jerry Brown’s foot dragging and showmanship. They didn’t buy his claim that everything is just fine in California and instead made their most pro-active ruling yet.""

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Former Georgia Congresswoman and Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney is on her way to California to talk about Latin America, Africa, and Obama, April 21st - 25th, 2013.