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How Will 'Mad Men' Tackle Politics, Counterculture of the Late Sixties?

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. March 23, 2012.

Here are a few possible ways "Mad Men" might grapple with the world-changing late-1960s.

Listen, Whitey! Talking With Author Pat Thomas About the Black Panthers

Emily Wilson, AlterNet. March 14, 2012.

The writer of a new book on Black Panther culture speaks on researching his project, Occupy, Huey Newton, and more

Race-Baiting: The Attack on Black Intellectuals

Maya Wiley, The Nation. March 9, 2012.

Some political operatives work to divide us, and since the U.S. elected its first black president, have worked feverishly to stoke fear in the hearts of white Americans.

The Side of the Black Panthers That's Been Virtually Ignored: Their Fight for Healthcare Justice

Angola 3 News, AlterNet. December 21, 2011.

In her new book, Columbia professor Alondra Nelson documents the multifaceted (and under-reported) health activism of the Panthers.

What the FBI's Murder of a Black Panther Can Teach Us 40 Years Later

Jeffrey Haas, The Nation. December 2, 2009.

The legacy of Fred Hampton, who was assassinated under COINTELPRO in 1969, should be our demand that U.S. officials be held accountable when they break the law.

"Angola is Still a Plantation": Fighting Back Against Legacies of Slavery

Jordan Flaherty, Left Turn. June 12, 2008.

At Louisiana's notorious Angola Prison, which sits on a former slave plantation, prisoners are doing more than surviving. They are organizing.

April 4, 1968: The Moment That Made Me a Radical

Michael C. Dawson, The Root. April 4, 2008.

Forty years ago, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. radicalized a generation of African Americans.

"The Angola 3": Ex-Black Panthers Kept in Solitary Confinement for Over Three Decades [VIDEO]

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. March 19, 2008.

In the scheme of human rights and the U.S. criminal justice system, the case of the "Angola 3" is one of the great injustices of our time.