Laura Flanders speaks with Rhonda Copelon, director of the legal secretariat of the International's Women's Caucus at the conference. Native Americans Claim Legislative Attack Native Americans are tackling nine rider bills in Congressional legislation. Several amendments would weaken tribal national sovereignty and squelch prosperous money-making ventures, namely gaming. Georgina Cooper visited the Choctaw reservation in Mississippi and files this report on their economic turnaround. A major coalition of Black ministers from across the country convened in Washington, D.C. this week for the second Black religious summit on sexuality.
Organizers say it's time the Black church breaks the silenced on the taboo topic of sexuality.
Verna Avery Brown reports. For more information about Pacifica and its programming, visit the Pacifica Web site. Obtain a cassette copy of this and other Pacifica programs from the Pacifica Radio Archives . Pacifica is available thanks to the generous assistance of KUOW , public radio in Seattle. Catch WPFW , the Washington, DC Pacifica station, live in RealAudio WebActive is published weekly.