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This day in history — April 23, 1899 — Sam Hose Lynched in Newnan, Georgia
In January 1899, five Palmetto, Georgia, businesses were destroyed by two fires of unknown cause. Though there was no evidence to support the theory, white residents quickly concluded that the fires were set by black conspirators intent on destroying property … Continue reading
Posted in Justice Chronicles, Race, History & American Society, Streets of Rage
Tagged Black Shadows and Through the White Looking Glass, castration, disemboweled, Equal Justice Initiative, firing squad, John W. Griggs, Lynching, masked whitecaps, Old Troutman Field, Palmetto Georgia, Sam Hose, W. E. B. Du Bois
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Just Info at “Knowledge is Power” Community Forum
On Saturday, May 16, 2015, Just Info staff, Moira Meltzer-Cohen and William Eric Waters participated in the “Knowledge is Power” community forum at New Jerusalem Worship Center in Jamaica, NY. There were about 50 people in attendance, a handful of … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Research & Lived Expertise, Justice Chronicles, Streets of Rage
Tagged 113th Precinct, being a teenager, Bernard Warren, Cedric Dew, Easy Waters, Eric Waters, Ferguson Missouri, Growing Up, Just Info, Just Info Hotline, juveniles, Know Your Rights, Lt. Clarence Hopkins, Michael Brown, Mik Maurus, Moira Meltzer-Cohen, murder, New Jerusalem Worship Center, NYPD, Occupy Wall Street, police involved shooting, raising black boys, Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats, Webb & Brooker Inc., William E. Waters, William Eric Waters, YMCA
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Review of my book, Streets of Rage, by Isa Rock
Easy Waters’ Streets of Rage is a must read, especially for anyone who enjoys reading a good and well written coming-of-age tale. The majority of the story takes place in 1970’s Brooklyn, in the projects and surrounding area. It’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Writing Projects, Streets of Rage
Tagged being a teenager, Brooklyn in the '70s, Five Percent Nation, Growing Up, Jimmy Carter, juveniles, Manchild in the Promised Land, Marcy Housing, marcy projects, murder, Nation of Islam, raising black boys, Ronald Reagan, South Bronx, Streets of Rage, urban decay
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Some thoughts on my novel, “Streets of Rage”
Growing up in the early ’70s, the Black Power Movement, informed by Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam, and its offshoot the Five Percent Nation, informed the thinking of the best minds of my generation — including mine, if … Continue reading
