First created by Ida B. Wells in the 1880's, it was the most radical Black advocacy newspaper of its time. Ida B. Wells took over the paper,and became of one the best, most fierce,Black activist journalist in the country. in that spirit, we are recreating the Memphis Free Speech as a 21st century blog to push for similar ideas that we believe that she would have supported. were she alive at this time.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
We were interviewed by Al Jazeerah News last week. Since buying Current News Channel from Al Gore, they have been working on building an American news division. Our frustration came from them coming to Memphis in a story around infant mortality, rather than police murder, corruption, or the recently concluded March 30th anti-klan demonstration. They did an excellent story on police brutality in Anaheim, CA., but it is a lot worse here in Memphis, the poorest big city in the country with the most violent police force. Nevertheless, they stayed all week and we were able to get some important points in about racism, corruption, and oppression in Memphis, which if it makes it to air, will serve as an important antidote to the lack of knowledge about this place.
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