‘The Ballot or the Bullet’: Wait Until You Read the New Black Panthers’ Latest Paper
It has articles such as “The Ballot or the Bullet.” It devotes an entire page to freeing Mumia Abu-Jamal, a convicted cop-killer. The $10,000 reward for the capture of George Zimmerman is referenced. And there’s even a history of “confrontational politics” and “above ground self-defense.”
“It” is the latest spring edition of the New Black Panther Party (NBPP) newspaper.
The 36-page paper, available in PDF form, jumps from talking about black children and autism, to an eating guide, to even an article on home births. But the focus of the issue is on a Malcolm X speech from the 60s, “The Ballot or the Bullet,” and a reinterpretation given by black nationalist Dr. Khallid Abdul Muhammed 30 years later....
I was interested in the story but clicking the link took me to web tracker-ville. More than 16 different tracking companies are watching what you are interested in from there.
So I kind of got distracted thinking about why. One thing is sure. There are lots of people making lots of money reporting on what you do, where you go, what you like, who every single friend or acquaintance of yours is. They have voice prints, Iris scans, finger prints, satellite vehicle tracking, cell phone position tracking...
"I am the eye in the sky, looking at you, ooooh ooooh I can read your mind..." (alan parsons project band)
"every move you make... every breath you take... I'll be watching you". (I think they call this band "Sting" it used to be "the police")
If you install anti-script plugins to your browser, you can see what I mean about the web trackers I'm referring to.
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