Vol. 75/No. 20      May 23, 2011

Nebraska frame-ups
At the May 7 meeting of Nebraskans for Justice, held at the Malcolm X Foundation Center, plans were made to hold a national gathering to build ongoing support for Ed Poindexter and Mondo we Langa.

Poindexter and we Langa (formerly David Rice) were leaders of the Black Panther chapter in Omaha, Nebraska, in the 1960s and became targets of the Omaha police and the FBI under the U.S. government’s Cointelpro (Counterintelligence) programs. They were active in protests demanding justice for the killings and harassment of Blacks by Omaha cops.

Both men have been imprisoned for over 40 years, serving life sentences at the Nebraska State Penitentiary on frame-up charges of killing an Omaha policeman.

The 41st anniversary of Ed’s and Mondo’s arrest is coming up at the end of the summer and a nationwide Truth and Reconciliation Commission will be organized on behalf of all the victims of Cointelpro. The event will take place September 17 at the Malcolm X Center, 3448 Evans Street, near the birth site of Malcolm X in Omaha.

Lastly, I want to thank the Militant for printing the Dec. 20, 2010, article on the 40-year fight to free Ed and Mondo. The article led to new support and renewing past supporters from years ago.

For more information, you can contact Nebraskans for Justice at P.O. Box 11725, Omaha, NE 68111 or email comments@nebraskansforjustice.com

Mary Dickinson, vice president,
Nebraskans for Justice,
Lincoln, Nebraska

Let strikers starve?
A bill in Congress called H.R. 1135 is a sharp attack on workers and their families. The bill aims to further restrict who is eligible for food stamps, and one section spells out special punishment for workers who go on strike. A family currently receiving food stamps would be cut off if one member of the household goes on strike. If a worker is fired for striking against the federal, state or local government, the family is likewise ineligible for food stamps, because the worker “voluntarily quit without good cause,” according to the bill.

K. Denny
Oakland, California
 
 
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