File spoon-archives/marxism-international.archive/marxism-international_1997/97-02-08.012, message 27


Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 21:48:15 -0500
From: Furuhashi.1-AT-osu.edu (Yoshie Furuhashi)
Subject: M-I: Black Liberation Radio


> BLACK LIBERATION RADIO BUSTED!
>
>
>   This morning, the FCC raided Black Liberation Radio in Decatur,
>Illinois and seized all the equipment. BLR, an unlicensed radio
>station operated by Napolean and Mildred Williams, has been a growing
>thorn in the side of the local power structure. BLR has brought
>together the predominantly white workers who have undergone bitter
>strikes in the 90s (Caterpillar, etc.) with unemployed blacks and
>whites. It has given them all a voice, not just locally but to a
>degree nationally (Napolean was the keynote speaker at the recent
>Micro Broadcasters Convention in Oakland).
>   This pioneering station must go back on the air. Napoleon requests
>donations to help them fight this. Please send what you can to: Napoleon
>Williams, 637 E Center St., Decatur IL 63526. In the face of a growing
>police state, Napoleon and Mildred are fighting back. They need your
>help.
>
>*PLEASE* call to issue protests:
>
>State Attorney General
>Jim Ryan
>217-782-1090
>
>Macon County States Attorney
>Lawrence "Larry" Fichter
>217-424-1400
>101 South Main, Decatur,Il 62523.
>
>
>
>
>------------
>Makani Themba
>mthemba-AT-igc.apc.org
>3780 Webster Street, Oakland, CA  94609
>(510) 655-3112 (voice) (510) 658-5122 (fax)
>
>"Whoever controls the flow of information dictates our
>perceptions and perspectives; whoever controls the news
>shapes our destiny."
>
>   - George Clinton
>
>Stop the execution of Mumia Abu Jamal!




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