RSG - PRWeb Press Release Group http://www.rsspad.com/rss2/2381.xml RSG - Powered by PRWeb and RSSPad en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Students Boycott Banks Demanding Reparations http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb319726.htm Outraged over JP Morgan Chase's refusal to settle a slavery restitution case pending in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago, IL, students, hip hop activists, church leadership, politicians, and reparations organizations called a boycott, called a boycott of the company's student loans -- a business worth over $9 billion -- on December 5, 2005. The campaign, entitled "One Student" is being coordinated by the Restitution Study Group, a New York non-profit headed by Deadria Farmer-Paellmann, lead plaintiff in the lawsuit. Efforts are underway to educate staudents on campuses around the United States about the boycott and the slavery reparations cause. The campaign website is located at: www.onestudent.us. (PRWeb Jan 20, 2006)

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]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2006 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb319726.htm Activist Vows to Appeal Dismissed Slavery Lawsuit http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/07/prweb261936.htm "We will keep up the court battle for restitution from corporations complicit in slavery until justice is served", vows Deadria Farmer-Paellmann, pioneer in the effort for restitution from tainted corporations, and lead plaintiff in a lawsuit recently dismissed. (PRWeb Jul 15, 2005)

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]]> Fri, 15 Jul 2005 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/07/prweb261936.htm A List of Favorite Online Businesses with Purpose: Cultureshoppe.com http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/12/prweb186916.htm Passionate about promoting the economic independence of Black people, three (3) community groups set out to compile a list of favorite online businesses owned by Black people around the United States. The list includes online art galleries, clothing shops, bookstores, health and beauty product outlets, and even a service that provides DNA testing for African Ancestry. It is located at: Cultureshoppe.com. (PRWeb Dec 8, 2004)

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]]> Wed, 08 Dec 2004 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/12/prweb186916.htm Blacks Demand Equal Justice From New York Life Insurance Company http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/11/prweb181047.htm Outraged over what they call a, "Jim Crow standard for justice,” Black descendants of enslaved Africans launched an online campaign against New York Life Insurance Company entitled, “Justice 4 One – Justice 4 All”. The campaign raises questions about why, on January 26, 2004, New York Life forced Black descendants of African slavery victims out of court with a class action lawsuit for restitution, and three (3) days later settled a similar case for $20 million with White descendants of Armenian genocide victims. The website is located at: www.justice4one-justice4all.com. (PRWeb Nov 22, 2004)

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