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GREEN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LAUNCHES BLACK PRESS COLUMNOp-Ed Essays Will Target Issues Of Concern To Black And Brown People
WASHINGTON—Jared Ball, a candidate for the Presidential nomination of the Green Party, announced this week he was launching a column in the nation’s Black newspapers.
The column is called “I Write What I Like.” The title is a tribute to slain South African Black activist Stephen Biko, who had his essay collection published in book form under that title. Biko was killed by white South African authorities 30 years ago this September.
“The column is not only my continuing tribute to Stephen Biko, but to all Black and Brown progressive and revolutionary journalistic writings,” explained Ball, a Washington, D.C.-based independent journalist and radio host. “I’m glad to join the historic tradition of Black press columnists that extend from Samuel E. Cornish and John Brown Russwurm, the publishers of Freedom’s Journal, the first Black newspaper, all the way to Drs. Manning Marable, Ron Walters and Ron Daniels today.”
“I Write What I Like” will be distributed periodically from the “Jared Ball For President” campaign. The campaign’s website is http://www.voxunion.com/jaredball/ .
About Dr. Jared Ball
Dr. Jared Ball is a candidate for the Green Party’s Presidential nomination. He is an assistant professor of Communication Studies at Morgan State University. He is also an independent journalist. He is the producer and host of “Jazz & Justice” on WPFW 89.3 FM, the Pacifica Network radio station in Washington, D.C., and the founder and creator of “FreeMix Radio: The Original Mixtape Radio Show,” a rap music mixtape committed to the practice of underground emancipatory journalism. He and his work can be found online at voxunion.com.
About The Green Party
The Green Party of the United States is a federation of state Green Parties. Committed to environmentalism, non-violence, social justice and grassroots organizing, Greens are renewing democracy without the support of corporate donors. Greens provide real solutions for real problems. Whether the issue is universal health care, corporate globalization, alternative energy, election reform or decent, living wages for workers, Greens have the courage and independence necessary to take on the powerful corporate interests.
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