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		TAWANA BRAWLEY: THE UNTOLD STORY. INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST UNCOVERS INFORMATION NEVER HEARD BY PUBLIC

According to an archeologist who recently participated in archeological work in Mexico, One of the most ancient civilizations in the Americas, the Black (Negritic) Olmecs developed a calendar that goes back to about 3,113 years Before Christ. The archeologist who appeared on the Art Bell show made that point.

The ancient "Olmecs" of Mexico and Mesoamerica are one of the most intriguing civilizations of the Americas. In fact, they are the first civilization in Mexico and it was from them that all other civilizations in Mesoamerica followed.

Yet, the fact that the Olmecs were most likely a Black civilization of African origins has not been made public and the "Indian" elements in Mexico have gained more prominence to the extent that the Negroid substrata of the ancient Mexican/Mesoamerican civilizations has been kept hidden.

Yet, over the past many years, various levels of proof have been found linking the "Olmecs" to Africans in the Western part of Africa:

THE MURDER OF RON BROWN

RON BROWN WAS THE COMMERCE SECRETARY AND CHAIRMAN OF THE DNC UNDER BILL CLINTON.

BROWN DIED IN A PLANE CRASH UNDER MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES DAYS AWAY FROM BEING INDICTED FOR VARIOUS CORRUPTION CHARGES. BROWN VOWED THAT HE WASN'T GOING DOWN ALONE IF HE WAS CHARGED.

AFRICANS IN ASIA. A RAW DOCUMENTARY

2 different docs.

in 1

Ancient African civilizations across Asia, from The Middle East to Japan? Who would have known? This DVD includes many references on each topic that the serious student can research for himself. Japans first Shogun, Great civilizations in Southeast Asia that have been long forgotten and totally excluded from history books for some reason. All real practitioners of Martial Arts will find interesting information that will surprise and make you want to know more. There are also many interesting photographs of historical artifacts and native peoples that help support the facts.

THE MOVE ORGANIZATION

MOVE is an organization formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1972 by John Africa (born Vincent Leaphart) and Donald Glassey described by CNN as "a loose-knit, mostly black group whose members all adopted the surname Africa, advocating a back-to-nature lifestyle. THE DVD EXPLAINS THE ORGANIZATION AND CAPTURES BOTH POLICE CONFRONTATIONS AND BOMBINGS.

		This is a very good introduction to the FBI's "counterintelligence program" (COINTELPRO) against Black nationalist groups in the 1960s and 1970s. Basically, J. Edgar Hoover used espionage tactics developed for busting organized crime and foreign agents against political groups in order to prevent a movement from gaining real currency. COINTELPRO was used against several other groups including Marxists, racists, Native Americans and terrorists but its most aggressive and violent manifestation was against Blacks. Even reformers such as Martin Luther King, Jr. were targeted, but this video mostly addresses the more radical groups.

		The diamond invention—the creation of the idea that diamonds are rare and valuable, and are essential signs of esteem—is a relatively recent development Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond?The diamond invention is far more than a monopoly for fixing diamond prices; it is a mechanism for converting tiny crystals of carbon into universally recognized tokens of wealth, power, and romance. To achieve this goal, De Beers had to control demand as well as supply.

		The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover, Anthony Summers claims that Hoover and Tolson became lovers. For the next forty years the two men were constant companions. In the FBI the couple were known as "J. Edna and Mother Tolson". Mafia boss, LANSKY OBTAINEed photographic evidence of Hoover's homosexuality and was able to use this to stop the FBI from looking too closely into his own criminal activities.

THE BATTLE AT ADWA

The Battle of Adwa, in which Ethiopian forces under Emperor Menelik II, united to defeat an invading force of Italian troops, was one of the most significant turning points in the history of modern Africa. It occurred, in 1896, when the “colonial era” was well advanced on the African continent, and it served notice that Africa was not just there “for the taking” by European powers. More than this, it marked the entry of Ethiopia into the modern community of nations: Menelik’s victory over the Italians caused the other major European states, and Italy itself, to recognise Ethiopia as a sovereign, independent state in the context of modern statecraft.

"A Black Holocaust in America"

The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921

The date was June 1, 1921, when "Black Wall Street," the name fittingly given to one of the most affluent all-Black communities in America, was bombed from the air and burned to the ground by mobs of envious whites. In a period spanning fewer than 12 hours, a once thriving 36-Black business district in northern Tulsa lay smoldering--a model community destroyed, and a major African-American economic movement resoundingly defused.
The night's carnage left some 3,000 African Americans dead, and over 600 successful businesses lost. Among these were 21 churches, 21 restaurants, 30 grocery stores and two movie theaters, plus a hospital, a bank, a post office, libraries, schools, law offices, a half dozen private airplanes and even a bus system. As could have been expected, the impetus behind it all was the infamous Ku Klux Klan, working in consort with ranking city officials, and many other sympathizers.

THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND

Thirty years ago, with those words, a group of young American radicals announced their intention to overthrow the U.S. government. In THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND, former Underground members, including Bernardine Dohrn, Bill Ayers, Mark Rudd, David Gilbert and Brian Flanagan, speak publicly about the idealistic passion that drove them to "bring the war home" and the trajectory that placed them on the FBI's most wanted list.

Fueled by outrage over racism and the Vietnam War, the Weather Underground waged a low-level war against the U.S. government .

MALCOLM X COMPILATION

	*¡PALANTE, SIEMPRE PALANTE! The Young Lords Through on-camera interviews with former members, archival footage, photographs and music, the documentary surveys Puerto Rican history, the Young Lords' political vision and actions, and the organization's legacy. $12.00 FREE Shipping*

ASSATA SHAKUR

On May 2 1973, Black Panther activist Assata Shakur (fsn) JoAnne Chesimard, was pulled over by the New Jersey State Police, shot twice and then charged with murder of a police officer. Assata spent six and a half years in prison under brutal circumstances before escaping out of the maximum security wing of the Clinton Correctional Facility for Women in New Jersey in 1979 and moving to Cuba.

ON LOCATION IN UGANDA WITH

IDI AMIN

DETERMINED TO MAKE UGANDA A BLACK MAN'S COUNTRY AMIN EXPELLS 80,000 INDIANS AND PAKISTANIS MOST OF WHO ARE THIRD GENERATION ASIANS BROUGHT THERE BY THE BRITISH COLONIAL GOVERNMENT THEY ARE GIVEN 90 DAYS TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY AND ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO TAKE WHAT THEY CAN CARRY