While many Americans were in the comforts of their homes giving thanks this holiday season, our friends across the nation did their part by handing out food to the less fortunate. Occupiers received food from churches and other organizations that have supported their movement. STORY: Obama Gets Mic Checked By Occupy Wall Street Protesters In San […]
Martin Luther King’s dream of an inclusive, equitable, fair and just transformation of American society is being fulfilled today by the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement. The tenacity, perseverance, and courage of the mostly young participants in OWS deserve our unrelenting encouragement and support. I am so pleased to join the ranks of OWS with […]
A pregnant 19-year-old who was peppered sprayed last week at an Occupy Seattle protest has now suffered a miscarriage. Jennifer Fox was brutally pepper sprayed when protesters were met by riot police as they gathered at the intersection of 5th Avenue and Pine Street after marching from their camp at Seattle Central Community College. PHOTOS: Occupy […]
It looks like Occupy L.A. may be no more. City Hall officials have full intentions of clearing out all protesters currently taking part in the movement. Check out the details as reported by LA Weekly… L.A. City Hall officials informed representatives of Occupy L.A. today that they intend to clear out the two-month-old encampment sometime […]
Editor’s Note: This blogs was written by the three 8th grade students from the New Village Leadership Academy in Calabasas, CA. They went to Occupy LA to get a firsthand experience of the protest. Sarah, Isabella and Camryn’s school, New Village Leadership Academy encourages students to think for themselves and use as part of […]
I’m a young African-American male college student, as well as a rapper in the beginning stages of a career. Being an artist, I have always wanted to make music that speaks to the people about real issues, not just the typical subjects of guns, drugs and violence. In the last few months I have watch […]
A little pepper spray in the face isn’t stopping the University of California Davis students from setting up shop and keeping the movement going. STORY: Don’t Let The Door Hit Ya! UC Davis Bounces Police Chief After Pepper Spraying Students Students at UC Davis have put up tents near the site where police used pepper […]
Russell Simmons has just hired civil rights icon Dr. Ben Chavis to help coordinate his efforts for the Occupy Wall Street movement. EXCLUSIVE: Russell Simmons Makes Historic Announcement Russell has brought on Dr. Ben, the man who put together the Million Man March, in hopes of bringing the black clergy and its congregation together with […]
At a campaign stop in Manchester, New Hampshire, President Barack Obama was met by protesters involved with the Occupy Wall Street movement, who chanted at him moments before his speech. STORY: It’s About Time! Obama Comes Out And Shows Solidarity To Occupy Wall Street According to ABC News, many of the protesters handed out flyers reading the […]
Billionaire New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg thought he was done with the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators after he booted them out of Zuccotti Park last week, but he got a surprise on Sunday when many of those same protesters popped up in his plush Upper East Side hood. STORY: SHOWDOWN ON WALL STREET! OWS […]
Russell Simmons was in Los Angeles over the weekend taking part in the Occupy L.A. movement. At the Occupy L.A. encampment, Uncle Rush presented a Constitutional amendment written for a true democracy by a leading Senior Congressman, which bars all but public financing for Federal candidates running for public office. STORY: Russell Simmons Makes Historic […]
The disturbing video of students being brutally pepper sprayed at the University of California has resulted in police Chief Annette Spicuzza taking an administrative leave from campus. STORY: GTFOH! Police Pepper Spray Peaceful College Protesters Videos posted online showed one riot-gear officer dousing a line of protesters with pepper spray as they sit with their […]
