Blogs about: Somebodies
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Some Things Cost More Than We Realize
An excellent video from Radiohead for MTV’s EXIT campaign.… more →
Some Things Cost More Than We Realize
johnbowe wrote 2 months ago: An excellent video from Radiohead for MTV’s EXIT campaign. … more →
Why BET and TV One still don't Get It
tvtbt wrote 2 months ago: Over a year ago, it looked as if BET had finally turned the corner. They had finally began airing or … more →
FEATURED! Causecast
johnbowe wrote 3 months ago: Causecast is the social network for social good. “People want to do good, want to be inspired, … more →
What to Look for on TV This Fall
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tvtbt wrote 4 months ago: Once again, the fall television season is upon us. Last year, there was such a strong opposition aga … more →
249 Mile Run in Chains for For Human Trafficking Awareness
johnbowe wrote 4 months ago: Today in British Columbia, singer Eric Proffitt began his 249 mile run from the Lincoln Memorial in … more →
Founder of Not For Sale Shares Views
johnbowe wrote 5 months ago: This Examiner interview offers an interesting look at David Batstone, the founder and President of N … more →
BET Gives "Somebodies" the AX
tvtbt wrote 5 months ago: “I ain’t goin’ to hell, hell no.” That is how the opening credits for BET … more →
Hillary Rodham Clinton on Human Trafficking
johnbowe wrote 6 months ago: In a piece for The Washington Post, Secretary of State Hillary Rhodam Clinton discusses the battle a … more →
The Slave Next Door
johnbowe wrote 7 months ago: The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today by Kevin Bales is out. “Ro … more →
BET Will Never Learn
tvtbt wrote 11 months ago: Just when I was ready to complement BET for their recent strides, they prove how sorry they really a … more →
Hillary Clinton Pledges to Fight Slavery During Confirmation Hearings
johnbowe wrote 11 months ago: New York Times writer Nicholas Kristof posts some words from Hillary Clinton uttered during her conf … more →
FEATURED: An Interview with Filmmaker Justin Dillon of CALL+RESPONSE
johnbowe wrote 11 months ago: California filmmaker and musician Justin Dillon, maker of the rockumentary film Call+Response, sits … more →
Slavery 101
johnbowe wrote 12 months ago: If you haven’t yet, watch FreeTheSlaves.org’s Slavery 101 video. … more →
December 10 is the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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johnbowe wrote 1 year ago: No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all … more →
Anti-Slavery CALL+RESPONSE Film Continues to Outperform Major Releases Without a Dollar Spent on Advertising
johnbowe wrote 1 year ago: MarketWatch reports that CALL+RESPONSE, a film I wrote about in August that’s distributed by F … more →
BET Renews Somebodies for Season 2
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tvtbt wrote 1 year ago: Since September 9, 2008, Black Entertainment Television (BET) has been able to avoid the criticism t … more →
Eric Schlosser on the CIW
johnbowe wrote 1 year ago: Girst.org has an interview with Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation about fair labor and what … more →
FEATURED: Fair Trade Sports
johnbowe wrote 1 year ago: Fair Trade Sports, Inc. is a sports equipment company in the US that offers a full line of eco-certi … more →
Call It Slavery
johnbowe wrote 1 year ago: A powerful piece by John R. Miller, a public policy scholar at the Wilson Center, who was the U.S. a … more →
