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Devil Rays Strike Again!

Posted on July 22, 2018 by jeffroby

When the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team first moved to St. Petersburg, they were first known as the “Devil Rays.” The name was most appropriate, as the Boys of Summer play in Tropicana Field over the paved-over graveyards of what … Continue reading →

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Black Community Control of the Police divides the Green Party

Posted on February 28, 2018 by jeffroby

ST. PETERSBURG, FL, February 27 — A proposal for Black Community Control of the Police from the Pinellas local of the Green Party of Florida (GPFL) to amend the state platform of the Green Party of Florida failed to get … Continue reading →

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Black community must control the police

Posted on January 21, 2018 by jeffroby

“The white man does not abide by law in the ghetto. Day in and day out he violates welfare laws to deprive the poor of their meager allotments; he flagrantly violates building codes and regulations; his police make a mockery … Continue reading →

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Concerning Las Vegas

Posted on October 5, 2017 by jeffroby

What drew me to the Uhuru movement was not a sophisticated study of the African People’s Socialist Party platform.  The formulation “No one lives at the expense of anyone else.  War against the corporations!  War against the System!” rang true, … Continue reading →

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League of Women Voters Debate

Posted on July 12, 2017 by jeffroby

ST. PETERSBURG, July 10, 2017 — It all comes together. Last year, the night of March 31, three Black girls — Laniya Miller (15), Ashaunti Butler (15), and Dominique Battle (16) — were picked up and offered a ride home. … Continue reading →

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Uhurus Own the Ground

Posted on June 25, 2017 by jeffroby

ST. PETERSBURG, FL, June 22, 2017 — “My name is Jesse Nevel, and I m a candidate for Mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida.” So began Jesse Nevel, who will be on the August 29 primary ballot in the supposedly non-partisan … Continue reading →

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Pinellas Greens at St. Pete City Hall Rally for Uhuru Slate

Posted on June 6, 2017 by jeffroby

Rose Roby speaking on behalf of the Pinellas County Green Party in front of St. Pete City Hall at today’s press conference for Jesse Nevel for Mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida and Eritha Akile Cainion for Councilwoman for District 6. … Continue reading →

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Syria — U.S. Hoists the False Flag

Posted on April 7, 2017 by jeffroby

“I will give propagandistic cause for the release of the war, whether convincing or not.  The winner is not asked later whether he said the truth or not.” — Hitler to his generals, August 22, 1939 It started out with … Continue reading →

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Homelessness — Human Rights supersede Civil Rights

Posted on March 22, 2017 by jeffroby

For decades, fighters for social justice have been fighting for our civil rights.  Many of these invaluable battles have been successful, grounded in the promises set forth in the Constitution’s Bill of Rights.  We have had victories too numerous to … Continue reading →

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Indignation is not Courage. Outrage is not Brains.

Posted on February 1, 2017 by jeffroby

By most accounts, that Napoleon was a pretty smart fellow.  Riding the crest of the energy unleashed by the French Revolution, he revolutionized how war was fought.  Year after year, La Grande Armée laid low the feudal armies arrayed against … Continue reading →

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