"What about the black community, Obama?"
Uhuru Movement challenges Obama on unwillingness to speak to African community interests

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Demonstration outside the Obama rally

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ST. PETERSBURG, FL — On Friday, August 1, the Barack Obama presidential campaign hit a serious bump in a St. Petersburg, Florida town hall meeting as members of the International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement (InPDUM) challenged Obama on his unwillingness to speak to the interests of the African community.

While demonstrators outside chanted “Obama, McCain, its the same game,” InPDUM members inside raised a banner that read “What about the black community, Obama?”

InPDUM International Organizer Diop Olugbala challenged Obama asking, “In the face of the numerous attacks that are made against the African community or the black community by the same

U.S. government that you aspire to lead — and we are talking about attacks like the subprime mortgage that you spoke of that wasn't just a general ambiguous kind of phenomena, but a phenomena that targeted the African community and Latino community; attacks like the killing of Sean Bell by the New York police department and Javon Dawson right here in St. Petersburg by the St. Petersburg police, and Jena 6 and Hurricane Katrina, and the list goes on. In the face of all these attacks that are clearly being made on the African community, why is it that you have not had the ability to not one time speak to the interests and even speak on the behalf of the oppressed and exploited African community or black community in this country?”

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Mohawk publisher hospitalized after attack by special forces at the border; call for support

Kahentinetha Horn, publisher of Mohawk Nation News, hospitalized with a heart attack on June 14, 2008, after being attacked by special forces in Canada at the Cornwall/Akwesasne border. Photo by Sagowaiaks.

Reposted from the Mohawk Nation News. The African People's Solidarity Committee interviewed Kahentinetha Horn on November 18, 2007 for our weekly show on UhuruRadio.

By Brenda Norrell
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CORNWALL, Ontario -- Kahentinetha Horn, 68, was handcuffed in a police stress hold at the border crossing. Kahentinetha told them she was having chest pains and to loosen the handcuffs. The officers responded by tightening the handcuffs.

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Donate all or part of your stimulus check to the Uhuru House Development Fund!

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The government is sending out $110 billion in an attempt to stimulate the economy.

This stimulus program will have no affect on the impoverished African community where one in nine families subsist on $9000 per year.

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APSC in Philly builds 10,000 against "Stop & Frisk"
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is calling for more police repression and a “Stop and Frisk” policy. We believe the real crime is the brutal conditions imposed by the City government on black and Puerto Rican communities.
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