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James Edward “Billy” McKinney Laid to Rest

Tue, 07/20/2010 - 19:02 — Cynthia McKinney

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Former Georgia Congresswoman and Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney spoke at the funeral of her father and co-struggler, July 19. Thousands attended the ceremonies at Atlanta’s Jackson Memorial Baptist Church. “Billy” McKinney, born February 23, 1927, was one of Atlanta’s first Black policemen (1947) and a 30-year veteran of the state legislature.

 

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U.S. Coming Apart at the Seams

Tue, 02/09/2010 - 20:12 — Cynthia McKinney
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The former Georgia Congresswoman and Green Party presidential candidate was last weekend awarded the Munich American Peace Committee Peace Prize. “Those of us who have stepped outside of the ‘acceptable’ political paradigm,” she said, “must be willing to break bread with one another and find common ground on which we can operate.”

Haiti 2010: An Unwelcome Katrina Redux

Wed, 01/20/2010 - 02:46 — Cynthia McKinney
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The United States, having stolen so much from Haiti, now dictates what and when foreign aid will reach the Haitian people. Haitians know that their independence is their greatest treasure. “Haitians know, too, that the United States has installed its political proxies and even its own soldiers onto Haitian soil when the U.S. felt it was necessary.”

Is This What They Meant by "Post Racial America?" Harry Reid and the "Negro Dialect"

Tue, 01/12/2010 - 23:23 — Cynthia McKinney
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To paraphrase Kanye West, "Does Harry Reid Like Black People?" All the top Democrats say he does, but are they really good character witnesses, given the Party's confront affronts to African Americans? Former Illinois Governor Blagojevich claims he's “blacker than Barack Obama” - but does that mean he likes Black people, either?

Declaration of Dignity – The Tripoli Statement

Wed, 10/28/2009 - 02:44 — Cynthia McKinney

Cynthia McKinneyThe following speech was delivered by former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney last week in Libya. As our issue deadline approaches, McKinney is now in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for an international conference on the criminalization of war and warfare, an affair certain to pass unnoticed by our corporate media.  But then, our bipartisan elite and our military establishment, the largest and most expensive in the world, is permanent war with a large fraction of humanity. In her tireless work to promote justice and peace over injustice and warfare, it is increasingly clear that McKinney is a more accurate representative of black America than our current president can claim to be.

 

Global Resistance, Local Action, and Vision

Sun, 10/11/2009 - 21:38 — Cynthia McKinney
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A successful movement for change needs more than energy and commitment – it also requires “people feverishly working to redefine for all who want to be active...just what the prize is.” When a war-expanding president is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, peace itself is in need of redefinition. Only the forces of death prosper when “people believe that war is peace, slavery is freedom, ignorance is strength, and lies are truth.”

The Unnecessary Death of My Aunt, Hazel

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 00:28 — Cynthia McKinney
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“Over 83,000 blacks die unnecessary and premature deaths each year due to their treatment after they arrive in a doctor's office.” This week, Ms. McKinney's aunt became one of them.

Obama Pulls U.S. Out of UN Conference on Racism, But Congressional Black Caucus Should Attend Anyway

Wed, 03/04/2009 - 07:31 — Cynthia McKinney

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When Eric Holder, the new U.S. Attorney General called the nation to account for its historic reluctance to honestly talk about race and racism, its manifestations and consequences, he could have been talking about his boss the president.  By withdrawing from the UN Conference on Racism he is leading backwards, in the direction of Clinton and Bush rather than forward into the 21st century.  The fact that the President of Change wan't bring himself -- or us --- to an honest discussion about race says a lot for his willingness to lead on the subject.

 

But Obama's willingness to cave in the face of white racism and business as usual is no excuse for the Congressional Black Caucus, supposedly among the best and brightest Black America has to offer.  It's time for the CBC to step up where the president has stepped back.

 

Cynthia McKinney: "Mr. President: Give Us a Clean Break from War"

Tue, 01/27/2009 - 18:00 — Cynthia McKinney
"The American people voted for change and peace," says the Green Party's recent GazaMcKpresidential candidate. "President Obama's current path will produce neither." Former Georgia Congresswoman McKinney urges Obama to call directly on "the elected representatives of the Palestinian people and that means dealing with Hamas." She plans to "attempt another trip to Gaza" - the first was aborted by the Israeli military - "to assess the depth of the worsened humanitarian catastrophe now there."

Let Gaza Live!

Tue, 01/13/2009 - 18:00 — Cynthia McKinney
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The Green Party presidential candidate's
Washington speech on Israel's savage assault on Gaza: "A new day is coming in
U.S. politics.  We will use the power of our vote to change U.S. policy. 
We will no longer check our values at the door and support politicians and
political parties that fail to deliver. Not one more bomb to Israel."

African Americans, Peace and the Plight of Palestinians

Tue, 11/25/2008 - 18:00 — Cynthia McKinney
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The former congresswoman and Green Party
presidential candidate charges that "Israel's lockdown of Gaza is keeping food,
fuel, and medicine from civilians." But that's just the most recent atrocity in
a human rights catastrophe that began 60 years ago, in Palestine, the same year
that birthed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Declaration is
prime evidence that a civilized world is possible, but "Palestine is the place
that the Universal Declaration forgot."

"Where's Kenny Rogers When You Need Him?

Tue, 10/07/2008 - 18:00 — Cynthia McKinney

The Big Boys Got Their Bailout, But the Elected Leadership andcynthia mckinney the Voters Meet at the Election Day Showdown

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"It should now be clear that the Democratic leadership in Congress must be removed and a political party that reflects the people's values must be built," says the Green Party presidential candidate. "Everyone can see that the system is broken: a system that was not created to serve the people of this country." The Democrats' betrayal in the Wall Street bailout joins the ongoing failure to protect the voting rights of its Black constituency, as compelling reasons to dump the party, once and for all. "Even while in control, the Democrat leadership has done nothing to prepare the way for election integrity in this election."

The Financial Crisis: Seize the Time!

Tue, 09/23/2008 - 18:00 — Cynthia McKinney
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As the Federal Reserve becomes the
"lender of last resort," it should also mean that "the people" become "the
owners of the primary instruments of U.S. capital and finance." Green Party
presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney declares: "We the people must now set
our demands to ensure and promote the public good." Technical public ownership
of finance behemoths like Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac is not enough: The people
must seize the time "to introduce
fundamental changes in the way the U.S. economy and its political stewards
operate."

Cynthia McKinney: Power to the People! Stop the War!

Tue, 08/26/2008 - 18:00 — Cynthia McKinney
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McKinney08The Democratic Party "takes impeachment off the
table," finances "an illegal and immoral war," fails to "even mention
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita survivors in their Congressional agenda for the
first 100 days," and aids and abets "illegal spying on us" - yet has the gall to
call itself the party of "change" and "hope." 
As Democrats prepared their corporate-financed nominating convention,
Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney told protestors: "We declare
our willingness to be radical in pursuit of peace and in our hunger for
justice.  We can see clearly now who the real stickup artists are and
that's why we're in Denver!"

Inventing Terror at Home

Tue, 08/05/2008 - 18:00 — Cynthia McKinney

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