{"id":56,"date":"2001-12-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2001-12-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/multiracial.com\/wp\/index.php\/2001\/12\/01\/tma-newsletter-09\/"},"modified":"2016-12-13T09:06:01","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T09:06:01","slug":"tma-newsletter-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multiracial.com\/index.php\/2001\/12\/01\/tma-newsletter-09\/","title":{"rendered":"TMA Newsletter 09"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The Multiracial Activist Newsletter 09<br \/>December 2001\/January 2002<\/h1>\n<dl>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/dl>\n<hr \/>\n<p> <strong>The Multiracial Activist Newsletter is an informational digest of news, events, new websites and other information of interest to individuals who perceive themselves to be biracial\/multiracial, interracial couples\/families and the transracial adoptee community. Published irregularly, with special alerts as news items warrant. The Multiracial Activist Newsletter is registered with the Library of Congress, Washington, DC &#8211; ISSN: 1522-6905.  Past newsletters and alerts are archived at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/newsletter.html\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/newsletter.html<\/a>.<\/strong><br \/> <!--more--> <br \/> <strong> December 2001\/January 2002<br \/> Editor, James A. Landrith, Jr.<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/<\/a><br \/> email: <a href=\"mailto:editor@multiracial.com\">editor@multiracial.com<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<h3>The current issues of The Multiracial Activist and The Abolitionist Examiner are now online. Links to the current commentary, articles and fiction are below:<\/h3>\n<h3>&#8212; The Multiracial Activist &#8212;<\/h3>\n<p>  <font size=\"+1\"><strong>On Metis Identity<br \/><\/strong>by Billy Brady<em> (The Multiracial Activist)<br \/><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/readers\/brady.html\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/readers\/brady.html<\/a> (December 2001\/January 2002)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <font size=\"+1\"><strong>My Escape from Slavery<br \/><\/strong>by Frederick Douglass<em> (The Multiracial Activist)<br \/><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/readers\/fdouglass2.html\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/readers\/fdouglass2.html<\/a> (December 2001\/January 2002)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <font size=\"+1\"><strong>Yachad b&#39;Shalom ~ Together in Peace<br \/><\/strong>by Shira-Davida Goldberg-Rathell<em> (The Multiracial Activist)<br \/><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/readers\/goldberg-rathell.html\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/readers\/goldberg-rathell.html<\/a> (December 2001\/January 2002)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <font size=\"+1\"><strong>Emergencies, Military Tribunals, and the Constitution<br \/><\/strong>by Jacob G. Hornberger<em> (The Multiracial Activist)<br \/><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/readers\/hornberger9.html\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/readers\/hornberger9.html<\/a> (December 2001\/January 2002)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <font size=\"+1\"><strong>The &quot;Be-You-Tiful Hairitage&quot; of Locks Celebrated in Brooklyn<br \/><\/strong>by Donna Lamb<em> (The Multiracial Activist)<br \/><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/readers\/lamb12.html\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/readers\/lamb12.html<\/a> (December 2001\/January 2002)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <font size=\"+1\"><strong>Terrorism and the Drug War<br \/><\/strong>by Sheldon Richman<em> (The Multiracial Activist)<br \/><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/readers\/richman6.html\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/readers\/richman6.html<\/a> (December 2001\/January 2002)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <font size=\"+1\"><strong>An Unkeepable Promise<br \/><\/strong>by Sheldon Richman<em> (The Multiracial Activist)<br \/><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/readers\/richman7.html\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/readers\/richman7.html<\/a> (December 2001\/January 2002)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>&#8212; The Abolitionist Examiner &#8212;<\/h3>\n<p>  <font size=\"+1\"><strong>Thurgood Marshall Was Right<br \/><\/strong>by Edward Blum<em> (The Abolitionist Examiner)<br \/><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/abolitionist\/word\/blum2.html\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/abolitionist\/word\/blum2.html<\/a> (December 2001\/January 2002)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <font size=\"+1\"><strong>The New Civil War<br \/><\/strong>by David F. Forte<em> (The Abolitionist Examiner)<br \/><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/abolitionist\/word\/forte2.html\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/abolitionist\/word\/forte2.html<\/a> (December 2001\/January 2002)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <font size=\"+1\"><strong>Isn&#39;t It 2001?<br \/><\/strong>by M. Royce Van Tassell<em> (The Abolitionist Examiner)<br \/><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/abolitionist\/word\/vantassell4.html\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/abolitionist\/word\/vantassell4.html<\/a> (December 2001\/January 2002)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <font size=\"+1\"><strong>Under the Skin of Diversity<br \/><\/strong>by M. Royce Van Tassell<em> (The Abolitionist Examiner)<br \/><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/abolitionist\/word\/vantassell5.html\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/abolitionist\/word\/vantassell5.html<\/a> (December 2001\/January 2002)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>&#8212; TMA Advocacy Activity &#8212;<\/h3>\n<p>  <font size=\"+1\"><strong>Press Release: Broad Coalition (Including TMA) Calls on Attorney General to Rescind &quot;Unprecedented Frontal Assault&quot; on Attorney-Client Confidentiality<br \/><\/strong><em> (American Civil Liberties Union)<br \/><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/news\/pr20011220.html\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/news\/pr20011220.html<\/a> (December 20, 2001)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/prodindex\/acrobat\/readstep.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/images\/store\/getacro.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><font size=\"+1\"><strong>Comments Regarding Eavesdropping on Confidential Attorney-Client Conversations<br \/><\/strong><em>(Multiple Organizations)<br \/><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/letters\/attorneyclient.pdf\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/letters\/attorneyclient.pdf<\/a> (December 20, 2001)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <font size=\"+1\"><strong>Joint Letter to Director of OMB Regarding Interest on Deposits Held by Non-Resident Aliens<br \/><\/strong><em> (Multiple Organizations)<br \/><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/letters\/2001-12-19.html\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/letters\/2001-12-19.html<\/a> (December 19, 2001)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <font size=\"+1\"><strong>Statement of Principles on Presidential Order Authorizing Military Tribunals (signed by TMA)<br \/><\/strong><em> (Multiple Organizations)<br \/><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/letters\/2001-12-06.html\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/letters\/2001-12-06.html<\/a> (December 6, 2001)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <font size=\"+1\"><strong>Press Release: CNSS, TMA and Others Sue Justice Department to Release Information on Detainees<br \/><\/strong><em> (Center for National Security Studies)<br \/><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/news\/pr20011205.html\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/news\/pr20011205.html<\/a> (December 5, 2001)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <font size=\"+1\"><strong>Joint Letter to Co-Sponsors of H.R. 1266 Urging Continued Support (Signed by TMA)<br \/><\/strong><em>(Multiple Organizations)<br \/><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/letters\/2001-11-27.html\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/letters\/2001-11-27.html<\/a> (November 27, 2001)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <font size=\"+1\"><strong>Joint Letter to European Union President Regarding Mandatory Data Retention of Personal Internet Use (Signed by TMA)<br \/><\/strong><em>(Multiple Organizations)<br \/><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/letters\/2001-11-12.html\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/letters\/2001-11-12.html<\/a> (November 12, 2001)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <font size=\"+1\"><strong>Joint Freedom of Information Act Request Regarding Post-September 11 Detainees (Signed by TMA)<br \/><\/strong><em>(Multiple Organizations)<br \/><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/letters\/2001-detentions.html\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/letters\/2001-detentions.html<\/a> (November 2, 2001)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <font size=\"+1\"><strong>Joint Letter to House and Senate Conferees Regarding &quot;Sneak and Peek&quot; Search Warrants on Anti-Terrorism Legislation (Signed by TMA)<br \/><\/strong><em>(Multiple Organizations)<br \/><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/letters\/2001-10-19.html\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/letters\/2001-10-19.html<\/a> (October 19, 2001)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <font size=\"+1\"><strong>Letter to Speaker Hastert Regarding Anti-terrorism Legislation<br \/><\/strong>by James Landrith<em> (The Multiracial Activist)<br \/><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/letters\/2001-10-10.html\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/letters\/2001-10-10.html<\/a> (October 10, 2001)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <font size=\"+1\"><strong>Joint Letter to Attorney General Regarding Anti-terrorism Legislation<br \/><\/strong><em> (Multiple Organizations)<br \/><\/em><\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/letters\/2001-10-01.html\">http:\/\/www.multiracial.com\/letters\/2001-10-01.html<\/a> (October 1, 2001)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> Yours in Struggle,<\/p>\n<p> James A. 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