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Harry Belafonte on Colin Powell

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

believes Harry Belafonte’s remarks to Larry King of CNN were eloquent and inspirational. We also think he is right. We present a transcript of the entire interview, courtesy of CNN as a service to you if did not see it. If you did see the broadcast we feel you may want to read the text…

believes Harry Belafonte's remarks to Larry King of CNN were eloquent and inspirational. We also think he is right. We present a transcript of the entire…

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Inteview with Henry Nicholas

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

“Make sure that you’re not organizing solely to collect dues,” says Henry Nicholas, President of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees (NUHHCE) and an International Vice President of AFSCME, the giant public employees union. Nicholas, 65, has led NUHHCE since 1981, when it was known simply as Local 1199 AFL-CIO. 1199 set…

"Make sure that you're not organizing solely to collect dues," says Henry Nicholas, President of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees (NUHHCE) and…

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BET’s Black Billionaire Trojan Horse

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Bob Johnson, the Black Entertainment Television founder with a personal net worth of $1.3 billion, is a Trojan Horse, an aggressive political operative of the Bush White House posing as a Democrat. He has used his high profile status as one-half of all African American billionaires (the determinedly non-partisan Oprah Winfrey is the other half)…

Bob Johnson, the Black Entertainment Television founder with a personal net worth of $1.3 billion, is a Trojan Horse, an aggressive political operative of the Bush…

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Black Children Still Victimized by “Savage Inequalities”

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June ruling, throwing wide the door to wholesale privatization of public education in the United States, Jonathan Kozol’s Savage Inequalities re-emerges as required reading for everyone concerned with urban schools and the meaning of citizenship. The 1991 classic presents a clear and principled argument in defense of…

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's June ruling, throwing wide the door to wholesale privatization of public education in the United States, Jonathan Kozol's…

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E-Mailbox Issue 13

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

I read your website with interest as often as I can. While I do not always agree with what you say, sometimes you hit the nail on the head…. We [black folks] cannot continue to allow any one group, whether it is the Democratic Leadership Council, Republicans, or even the Congressional Black Caucus, to continue…

I read your website with interest as often as I can. While I do not always agree with what you say, sometimes you hit the nail…

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Letter to Readers Issue 13

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Dear Reader, The only thing Black that wants to go to war with Iraq is Condoleezza Rice, and she has told too many lies to be taken seriously. One wonders if Colin Powell, who is brilliant, will ever muster the courage to quit mouthing the foul script, and say the words he knows to be…

Dear Reader, The only thing Black that wants to go to war with Iraq is Condoleezza Rice, and she has told too many lies to be…

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Misreading the Zimbabwe Crisis

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Bill Derman is Professor of Anthropology and African Studies at Michigan State University. He has been carrying out research in Zimbabwe since 1987 on resettlement, land use planning and water reform. John Metzler is Assistant Professor of Education and Outreach Coordinator for the African Studies Center. He has carried out research on colonial and independent…

Bill Derman is Professor of Anthropology and African Studies at Michigan State University. He has been carrying out research in Zimbabwe since 1987 on resettlement, land…

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E-Mailbox Issue 12

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Unfortunately, your rhetoric is unmatched by empirical data to support your claims. For example, give me some statistical demographics of the voting patterns in the Fourth District and show how it impacted the outcome of the election. Jones has just made it almost certain that his letter won’t be published, not because he disagrees with…

Unfortunately, your rhetoric is unmatched by empirical data to support your claims. For example, give me some statistical demographics of the voting patterns in the Fourth…

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Letter to Readers Issue 12

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Dear Reader, On August 18, 1996, the San Jose Mercury News broke the story that should have been heard around the world. “For the better part of a decade, a San Francisco Bay Area drug ring sold tons of cocaine to the Crips and Bloods street gangs of Los Angeles and funneled millions in drug…

Dear Reader, On August 18, 1996, the San Jose Mercury News broke the story that should have been heard around the world. "For the better part…

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