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BlackCommentator.com: Ten Years of BC: A Contemporary History
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For our August hiatus, we’ve prepared something special for you, Ten Years of BC: A Contemporary History. This is recent history as viewed through the commentators of BlackCommentator.com, some of the best writers and thinkers of our time.

 

What were the BC writers saying in the run up to the 2008 elections? What were their concerns? Have we as a country and a people and the human race addressed them? What themes continue today? What is different and what has remained the same?

 

As events unfold, it is easy to see the direction an issue has taken through the lens of what has actually occurred. For example, do you remember when BC commentators called for Single-Payer, Universal Health Care? There was a time when that was the direction the US could have taken. What you will read will give you insight into how we may yet make it a reality in the US.

 

Ten Years of BC: A Contemporary History delves into the plight of working people; the continuance of war and the prospect for peace; the issues surrounding how we educate our children; how we, as a people, respond to catastrophe in New Orleans, Haiti, Africa, or in the lives of the 99%. You will explore the growth of the prison-industrial complex and how that growth impacts your own life. In Ten Years of BC: A Contemporary History, you will find the definitive companion to enhance your own understanding of issues concerning economic justice, social justice and peace.

 

We hope you enjoy Ten Years of BC: A Contemporary History. Please click here to let us know what you think.

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40 Years after Furman, the U.S. Death Penalty is in Disarray - The Color of Law - By David A. Love, JD - BC Executive Editor 40 Years after Furman, the U.S. Death Penalty is in Disarray - The Color of Law - By David A. Love, JD - BC Executive Editor
Romney and the Right: They hate him...but they hate Obama more... - The African World - By Bill Fletcher, Jr. - BC Editorial Board Romney and the Right: They hate him...but they hate Obama more... - The African World - By Bill Fletcher, Jr. - BC Editorial Board
Everybody, Lean Forward, Now! - Nafsi ya Jamii By Wilson Riles, BC Columnist Everybody, Lean Forward, Now! - Nafsi ya Jamii By Wilson Riles, BC Columnist
And Now, the Catfood Party - Left Margin - By Carl Bloice - BC Editorial Board And Now, the Catfood Party - Left Margin - By Carl Bloice - BC Editorial Board
Support the Occupation Movement Even As We Clarify & Address Its Inevitable Contradictions - Keeping it Real By Larry Pinkney, BC Editorial Board Support the Occupation Movement Even As We Clarify & Address Its Inevitable Contradictions - Keeping it Real By Larry Pinkney, BC Editorial Board
Identity Politics 101: For the Corporations and Financiers or the Politically Conscious? - Represent Our Resistance - By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD - BC Editorial Board Identity Politics 101: For the Corporations and Financiers or the Politically Conscious? - Represent Our Resistance - By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD - BC Editorial Board
Thank You, Mrs. Cunningham By Nancy Littlefield, BC Managing Editor Thank You, Mrs. Cunningham By Nancy Littlefield, BC Managing Editor
Trust Black Women - Support Reproductive Justice for All Women - A View from the Battlefield By Jamala Rogers, BC Editorial Board Trust Black Women - Support Reproductive Justice for All Women - A View from the Battlefield By Jamala Rogers, BC Editorial Board
America’s “Shoot ‘Em Up, Lock ‘Em Up” Mentality Is Its Undoing - The Color of Law By David A. Love, JD, BC Executive Editor America’s “Shoot ‘Em Up, Lock ‘Em Up” Mentality Is Its Undoing - The Color of Law By David A. Love, JD, BC Executive Editor
Mother’s Day Revival - Cindy Sheehan’s Soap Box By Cindy Sheehan, BC Columnist Mother’s Day Revival - Cindy Sheehan’s Soap Box By Cindy Sheehan, BC Columnist
Moving Left - Part 2 How Do We Bring Obama Home? How to Respond to Obama - By Bill Fletcher, Jr. - BC Editorial Board Moving Left - Part 2 How Do We Bring Obama Home? How to Respond to Obama - By Bill Fletcher, Jr. - BC Editorial Board
Building a Movement For a Better Future (The past ain’t comin’ back!) By Ethel Long-Scott, Executive Director Women’s Economic Agenda Project, BC Editorial Board Building a Movement For a Better Future (The past ain’t comin’ back!) By Ethel Long-Scott, Executive Director Women’s Economic Agenda Project, BC Editorial Board
American Will By Larry Matthews, BC Guest Commentator American Will By Larry Matthews, BC Guest Commentator
Incarceration Presents Opportunity - A Luta Continua By Chuck Turner, BC Editorial Board Incarceration Presents Opportunity - A Luta Continua By Chuck Turner, BC Editorial Board
In Honor of Manning... By Steven Pitts, BC Editorial Board In Honor of Manning... By Steven Pitts, BC Editorial Board
From Thurgood to No-Good - Point Blank By Chris Stevenson, BC Columnist From Thurgood to No-Good - Point Blank By Chris Stevenson, BC Columnist
The TRUTH About The FBI Case Against Boston's Chuck Turner By Quentin Davis, Greg King and Duncan McFarland of the Committees of Correspondence, Boston Chapter, BC Guest Commentators The TRUTH About The FBI Case Against Boston's Chuck Turner By Quentin Davis, Greg King and Duncan McFarland of the Committees of Correspondence, Boston Chapter, BC Guest Commentators
Modern-day Pirates: The Republicans vs. The Public Sector - The African World By Bill Fletcher, Jr. - BC Editorial Board Modern-day Pirates: The Republicans vs. The Public Sector - The African World By Bill Fletcher, Jr. - BC Editorial Board
The Very Recent War On Us - The Other Side of the Tracks - By Perry Redd - BlackCommentator.com Columnist The Very Recent War On Us - The Other Side of the Tracks - By Perry Redd - BlackCommentator.com Columnist
This revolution was televised. . . .I hope folks took notes By Desi Cortez, BlackCommentator.com Guest Commentator This revolution was televised. . . .I hope folks took notes By Desi Cortez, BlackCommentator.com Guest Commentator
PREJUDICE: ME? By Joe Navarro, BC Guest Commentator PREJUDICE: ME? By Joe Navarro, BC Guest Commentator
Education: Community Or Chaos By Elinor Bowles, BlackCommentator.com Guest Commentator
Veterans Day 2010 - Give Peace a Chance - Leftward-Ho By Peter Gamble, BC Publisher Veterans Day 2010 - Give Peace a Chance - Leftward-Ho By Peter Gamble, BC Publisher
I, Too, Want My Country Back!!! By Lewis Merrick, BC Guest Commentator I, Too, Want My Country Back!!! By Lewis Merrick, BC Guest Commentator
Joblessness, Discrimination, and Black Poverty By Algernon Austin, BC Guest Commentator Joblessness, Discrimination, and Black Poverty By Algernon Austin, BC Guest Commentator
In Memory of Ron Walters... By Lenora M. Jennings and James Jennings, PhD, BC Editorial Board In Memory of Ron Walters... By Lenora M. Jennings and James Jennings, PhD, BC Editorial Board
Double Standard: BP and Bhopal - Justice Watch By Bill Quigley and Alex Tuscano, BC Columnists Double Standard: BP and Bhopal - Justice Watch By Bill Quigley and Alex Tuscano, BC Columnists
Jim Crow in a Teabag - The Color of Law By David A. Love, JD, BC Executive Editor Jim Crow in a Teabag - The Color of Law By David A. Love, JD, BC Executive Editor
The Queen of the Chessboard - The Gambit By Nathaniel Turner, BC Editorial Board The Queen of the Chessboard - The Gambit By Nathaniel Turner, BC Editorial Board
Single-Payer Healthcare: A BlackCommentator.com Series - Part 43 - Why the new health insurance law is so short-sighted By Ethel Long-Scott, Executive Director, Women’s Economic Agenda Project, BC Editorial Board Single-Payer Healthcare: A BlackCommentator.com Series - Part 43 - Why the new health insurance law is so short-sighted By Ethel Long-Scott, Executive Director, Women’s Economic Agenda Project, BC Editorial Board
Healthcare Reform We Deserve - Leftward-Ho By Peter Gamble, BC Publisher Healthcare Reform We Deserve - Leftward-Ho By Peter Gamble, BC Publisher
Student Protests and the Threat to Public Education - Left Margin By Carl Bloice BC Editorial Board Student Protests and the Threat to Public Education - Left Margin By Carl Bloice BC Editorial Board
I Call It Murder By Cynthia McKinney, BC Guest Commentator I Call It Murder By Cynthia McKinney, BC Guest Commentator
No Surprises - Leftward Ho! By Peter Gamble, BC Publisher No Surprises - Leftward Ho! By Peter Gamble, BC Publisher
The Haiti Earthquake: TransAfrica Forum - Four Immediate Recommendations By Imani Countess, BC Editorial Board The Haiti Earthquake: TransAfrica Forum - Four Immediate Recommendations By Imani Countess, BC Editorial Board
Ten Things the US Can and Should Do for Haiti - Justice Watch By Bill Quigley, BC Columnist Ten Things the US Can and Should Do for Haiti - Justice Watch By Bill Quigley, BC Columnist
America’S Supermax Prisons Do Torture By Kiilu Nyasha, BC Guest Commentator America’S Supermax Prisons Do Torture By Kiilu Nyasha, BC Guest Commentator
The Struggle for Worker Rights and Empowerment: Key to Building People’s Democracy! By Saladin Muhammad, BC Guest Commentator The Struggle for Worker Rights and Empowerment: Key to Building People’s Democracy! By Saladin Muhammad, BC Guest Commentator
Single-Payer Healthcare: A BlackCommentator.com Series - Part 40 - Universal Single-Payer Not-For-Profit Health Care For All, A Step Toward Eliminating Poverty By Ethel Long-Scott, Executive Director Women’s Economic Agenda Project, BC Editorial Board Single-Payer Healthcare: A BlackCommentator.com Series - Part 40 - Universal Single-Payer Not-For-Profit Health Care For All, A Step Toward Eliminating Poverty By Ethel Long-Scott, Executive Director Women’s Economic Agenda Project, BC Editorial Board
Memoirs of a Lost Arab World By Nadia Hijab, BC Guest Commentator Memoirs of a Lost Arab World By Nadia Hijab, BC Guest Commentator
Obama Visits Africa’s "Oil Gulf" By Emira Woods, BC Editorial Board Obama Visits Africa’s "Oil Gulf" By Emira Woods, BC Editorial Board
On Transformers 2: Why Hollywood Movies Are Racist - The Substance of Truth By Tolu Olorunda, BC Columnist On Transformers 2: Why Hollywood Movies Are Racist - The Substance of Truth By Tolu Olorunda, BC Columnist
Trouble in High Water By The Reverend D. D. Prather, BC Guest Commentator Trouble in High Water By The Reverend D. D. Prather, BC Guest Commentator
Du Bois’S Revenge: Reinterrogating American Democratic Theory... Or Why We Need a Revolutionary Black Research Agenda In The 21st Century By William (Bill) Strickland, BC Editorial Board Du Bois’S Revenge: Reinterrogating American Democratic Theory... Or Why We Need a Revolutionary Black Research Agenda In The 21st Century By William (Bill) Strickland, BC Editorial Board
Our House Is On Fire, Part 1: Now the Robber Barons Replace the Welfare Queens (and Rightly So) - Color of Law By David A. Love, JD, BC Editorial Board Our House Is On Fire, Part 1: Now the Robber Barons Replace the Welfare Queens (and Rightly So) - Color of Law By David A. Love, JD, BC Editorial Board
Women’s History Month: Lantern of Liberty - Harriet Tubman Wall Mural Photograph Women’s History Month: Lantern of Liberty - Harriet Tubman Wall Mural Photograph
Time to Fix the Safety Net By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD / Progressive Media Project, BC Editorial Board Time to Fix the Safety Net By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD / Progressive Media Project, BC Editorial Board
Black History Month: Remembering Huey P. Newton: A People’s Warrior For REAL Change - Keeping it Real By Larry Pinkney, BC Editorial Board Black History Month: Remembering Huey P. Newton: A People’s Warrior For REAL Change - Keeping it Real By Larry Pinkney, BC Editorial Board
No B.S.: We Need REAL National Healthcare! - The African World By Bill Fletcher, Jr., BC Executive Editor No B.S.: We Need REAL National Healthcare! - The African World By Bill Fletcher, Jr., BC Executive Editor
In Struggle Spotlight: Helen Hampton, Educator With a Message and an Assignment for President Obama By Nancy Littlefield, BC Managing Editor In Struggle Spotlight: Helen Hampton, Educator With a Message and an Assignment for President Obama By Nancy Littlefield, BC Managing Editor
Obama And The Revolutionary Moment Without Revolutionaries - Reflections On The Electoral Victory Of Barack Hussein Obama By Dr. Horace G. Campbell, PhD, BC Guest Commentator, Part I of a 3 part series Obama And The Revolutionary Moment Without Revolutionaries - Reflections On The Electoral Victory Of Barack Hussein Obama By Dr. Horace G. Campbell, PhD, BC Guest Commentator, Part I of a 3 part series
Reparations for African People Will Never Die! - Worrill’s World By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD, BC Columnist Reparations for African People Will Never Die! - Worrill’s World By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD, BC Columnist
The Time for a Revolution - African American Leadership By Dr. Ron Walters, PhD, BC Editorial Board The Time for a Revolution - African American Leadership By Dr. Ron Walters, PhD, BC Editorial Board
‘Tis The Season to be Obama: Merchandise Cottage Industry and its Impact on the Economy - Between the Lines By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD, BC Columnist ‘Tis The Season to be Obama: Merchandise Cottage Industry and its Impact on the Economy - Between the Lines By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD, BC Columnist
An End to the Southern Strategy, But No Post-Racial America - Color of Law By David A. Love, JD, BC Editorial Board An End to the Southern Strategy, But No Post-Racial America - Color of Law By David A. Love, JD, BC Editorial Board
Thoughts On Barack Obama's Election To The American Presidency By Dr. Martin Kilson PhD, BC Editorial Board Thoughts On Barack Obama's Election To The American Presidency By Dr. Martin Kilson PhD, BC Editorial Board
President-Elect Obama: History, Challenges & Possibilities - The African World By Bill Fletcher, Jr., BC Executive Editor President-Elect Obama: History, Challenges & Possibilities - The African World By Bill Fletcher, Jr., BC Executive Editor
An Obama Victory: Joy and Pain By Jamala Rogers, BC Editorial Board An Obama Victory: Joy and Pain By Jamala Rogers, BC Editorial Board
Who Woulda Thought? - Left Margin By Carl Bloice, BC Editorial Board Who Woulda Thought? - Left Margin By Carl Bloice, BC Editorial Board
Are We a Winner? I Think We Are - Color of Law By David A. Love, JD, BC Editorial Board Are We a Winner? I Think We Are - Color of Law By David A. Love, JD, BC Editorial Board
Will He (President Obama) Stand Up For The Righteous Cause? - The Substance of Truth By Tolu Olorunda, BC Columnist Will He (President Obama) Stand Up For The Righteous Cause? - The Substance of Truth By Tolu Olorunda, BC Columnist
Wall Street Is Still Very Much In Charge - Keeping it Real By Larry Pinkney, BC Editorial Board Wall Street Is Still Very Much In Charge - Keeping it Real By Larry Pinkney, BC Editorial Board
FEAR ITSELF - Solidarity America By John Funiciello, BC Columnist FEAR ITSELF - Solidarity America By John Funiciello, BC Columnist
Obama's Electoral Path to The White House (Part I) By Dr. Martin Kilson, PhD, BC Editorial Board Obama's Electoral Path to The White House (Part I) By Dr. Martin Kilson, PhD, BC Editorial Board
Art: Survivors - Katrina Series By Larry Richardson, Valencia CA Art: Survivors - Katrina Series By Larry Richardson, Valencia CA
Wall Street’s Finance Capitalists: Blood Suckers of the People - Keeping it Real By Larry Pinkney, BC Editorial Board Wall Street’s Finance Capitalists: Blood Suckers of the People - Keeping it Real By Larry Pinkney, BC Editorial Board
U.S. Transfer of Wealth to the Few Continues - Solidarity America By John Funiciello, BC Columnist U.S. Transfer of Wealth to the Few Continues - Solidarity America By John Funiciello, BC Columnist
Barack Obama: Black Rage on the Auction Block - The Substance Of Truth By Tolu Olorunda, BC Columnist Barack Obama: Black Rage on the Auction Block - The Substance Of Truth By Tolu Olorunda, BC Columnist
Cynthia McKinney & Rosa Clemente: Building a Movement For REAL Change - Keeping it Real By Larry Pinkney, BC Editorial Board Cynthia McKinney & Rosa Clemente: Building a Movement For REAL Change - Keeping it Real By Larry Pinkney, BC Editorial Board
Progressives Must Claim the Political Center - Color of Law By David A. Love, JD, BC Editorial Board Progressives Must Claim the Political Center - Color of Law By David A. Love, JD, BC Editorial Board
No attack on Iran! - The African World By Bill Fletcher, Jr., BC Executive Editor No attack on Iran! - The African World By Bill Fletcher, Jr., BC Executive Editor
The Liberation Schools, The Children’s House, The Intercommunal Youth Institute And the Oakland Community School By Ericka Huggins, BC Guest Commentator, The BlackCommentator In Struggle Spotlight The Liberation Schools, The Children’s House, The Intercommunal Youth Institute And the Oakland Community School By Ericka Huggins, BC Guest Commentator, The BlackCommentator In Struggle Spotlight
Art: John Henrik Clark - Documentary Photography By Jim Alexander, Atlanta GA Art: John Henrik Clark - Documentary Photography By Jim Alexander, Atlanta GA
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Political Cartoon: Obama Puppet By Mark Hurwitt, Brooklyn NY
Complicated Times, Complex Organizing: The Black Radical Congress at 10 By Dr. Rose Brewer, PhD, BC Editorial Board
Obama and the Essence of Critical Support By Bill Fletcher, Jr., BC Executive Editor
What Obama’s Democratic Party Nomination Victory Means - Election Analysis By Dr. Martin Kilson, PhD, BC Editorial Board What Obama’s Democratic Party Nomination Victory Means - Election Analysis By Dr. Martin Kilson, PhD, BC Editorial Board
Nobody’s Daughter - Inclusion By The Reverend Irene Monroe, BC Editorial Board Nobody’s Daughter - Inclusion By The Reverend Irene Monroe, BC Editorial Board
Society’s Bullets By Jessica Watson-Crosby, BC Guest Commentator
Barack Obama’s Problem - And Ours - Along the Color Line By Dr. Manning Marable, PhD, BC Editorial Board
Art: Lady Day By Larry Richardson
Political Cartoon: Outsourcing Iran By Mark Hurwitt, Brooklyn NY
Black Men are Dying in Philly - Color of Law By David A. Love, BC Columnist
Worrill's World - Self-Determination and Nationalism By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD, BC Columnist
Obama - The "Joshua Generation" Candidate - Defending ALL of America Is Our Hope - Represent Our Resistance By Dr. L. Jean Daniels, PhD, BC Columnist
How the Imus Affair Shows Why We Should Jettison the Phrase ‘Political Correctness’ By Dr. Howard Brody, MD, PhD, BC Guest Commentator
American Democracy - A Legacy Of Hypocrisy And Deceit By Larry Pinkney, Guest Commentator
The Debt Crisis is Deep and Ominous - Left Margin By Carl Bloice, BC Editorial Board
Fighting the War at Home in the Military - Inclusion By The Reverend Irene Monroe, BC Columnist
Coalitions Between Blacks, Latinos, and Asians: A Retrospective Look for the Future of Economic Democracy in the U.S. By Dr. James Jennings, PhD, BC Editorial Board
Reconsidering "Black Politics" By Bill Fletcher, Jr., BC Editorial Board
The Political Wrath of Hurricane Katrina By Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, BC Guest Commentator The Political Wrath of Hurricane Katrina By Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, BC Guest Commentator
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