While the hashtags provide some sense of comedic relief, they reveal a larger and more menacing American problem of absolving the bad behavior of White men.   Frustrated with the lack of response by both media and the government to address a group of armed White men with anti-government views currently occupying a federal building […]

The group notes they are not a terrorist group, but would not go into specifics other than wanting to keep their land.  The two men who are in prison have distanced themselves from the group.   BURNS, Ore.– Two days after taking over a federal building, armed protesters in Oregon are refusing to budge until […]

  CLEVELAND – Occupy Cleveland organizers are eager to meet the thousands of people expected to attend the Winterfest celebration on Cleveland Public Square. A number of members of the group talked about their plans as they ate donated Thanksgiving Day dinners inside a tent near the northwest quadrant of the square Thursday afternoon. Jonathan […]

The Occupy Wall Street movement went Uptown on Friday night, as more than 100 people filled the second-floor sanctuary at St. Philip’s Church in Harlem for the first general meeting of Occupy Harlem. Unlike their downtown comrades, those in attendance were mostly black and Latino, save for a handful of whites who sat and listened […]

Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain shot down the efforts of the Occupy Wall Street protesters Thursday, telling them to “go home and get a job and a life” while speaking to a crowd in Arkansas. The former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza made the comments in response to more than a dozen Occupy protesters who were […]

WASHINGTON — The Oakland Police Department fired tear gas on Occupy Oakland demonstrators Tuesday night as they marched through downtown, determined to reclaim the camp that officers destroyed that morning. As the marchers zigged and zagged in search of safe ground, authorities bombarded and barricaded the activists into a drawn-out stalemate that resulted in further […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A downtown protestor camping out for the “Occupy Cleveland” movement reported that she was raped in her tent. Cleveland Police are just beginning their investigation, but the victim claims she was sexually assaulted by a stranger on Saturday, October 15th. The teen tells police she was asked by rally personnel to share […]

Its statement is simple and stark. “We, the undersigned writers and all who will join us, support Occupy Wall Street and the Occupy Movement around the world.” The undersigned so far include Salman Rushdie, Neil Gaiman, Lemony Snicket, Russell Banks, Jennifer Egan, Barbara Ehrenreich, Eve Ensler, Naomi Klein, Jonathan Lethem, Ann Patchett, David Rakoff, Donna […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Unions and community groups joined massive protests against Wall Street greed. A handful of demonstrators began the movement they call “Occupy Wall Street” last month – and now the number is in the thousands. Cleveland just recently has joined the movement to rail against corporate greed. People showed up to take part in […]

The Occupy Wall Street movement has taken over America, and even right here in Cleveland.  Our own afternoon host, author and activist Michael Baisden recently visited lower Manhattan to interview several of the protesters. Baisden, known to support the social issues that affects our communities, hosts “The Michael Baisden Show” weekdays from 3pm to 7pm […]

Talib Kweli is the latest musician to offer his support to the Occupy Wall Street movement. He showed up at New York’s Liberty Plaza Thursday night for an a cappella, spoken-word style performance. Previously, Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel and Michael Franti entertained the crowd into the night. Kweli ended his set by leading […]