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Commentary

Hilliard Calls for New Institutions to Protect Black Interests

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

The core facts of Earl Hilliard’s defeat by Arthur Davis are clear. Davis, a 34 year-old Harvard Law School graduate, formerly a federal prosecutor, first ran against 60 year-old Hilliard, a product of Howard Law School, in 2000. Davis lost by 24 percentage points. This year, Davis vastly outspent Hilliard; the last figures posted by…

The core facts of Earl Hilliard's defeat by Arthur Davis are clear. Davis, a 34 year-old Harvard Law School graduate, formerly a federal prosecutor, first ran…

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Guest Commentary

Peace and Justice Forces Rally to McKinney

By Frances M. Beal Guest Commentator

Frances M. Beal is a political columnist for the San Francisco Bayview newspaper and national secretary of the Black Radical Congress. AIPAC, the American Israel Political Affairs Committee is tasting blood with the defeat of Earl Hilliard in Alabama. The U.S. Congressman had enraged the Zionist lobbying group by often voting against legislation that one-sidedly…

Frances M. Beal is a political columnist for the San Francisco Bayview newspaper and national secretary of the Black Radical Congress. AIPAC, the American Israel Political…

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Commentary

A letter to our readers Reparations: The Value of White Privilege Highly Suspicious Christian Soldiers Neighborhood Watch in Havana Binges and Wars Over Wall Street

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

The grand scope of the – literal – American reconstruction after World War Two was designed to meet a howling white demand: affordable housing and racial segregation. To achieve this, the national landscape would have to be reconfigured. The suburbs were born, and the core cities were brought near to death. Now, how many billions…

The grand scope of the - literal - American reconstruction after World War Two was designed to meet a howling white demand: affordable housing and racial…

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Commentary

e-Mailbox Issue 8

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

As you requested, we will make space available in The Black Commentator for your response “to the charges that have been aimed at me and my work by you and Professor Kilson.” Please use as much space as you feel necessary. We will publish every word, as written. We promise our readers a very interesting…

As you requested, we will make space available in The Black Commentator for your response "to the charges that have been aimed at me and my…

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Commentary

Voucher Tricksters

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

“This decision does nothing but further undercut the concept of universal quality public education.” – Kweisi Mfume, Executive Director, NAACP, on the U.S. Supreme Court voucher ruling. “Socially disadvantaged children had their best day in court since Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.” – George F. Will, right-wing syndicated columnist. “Charles Murray, in my…

"This decision does nothing but further undercut the concept of universal quality public education." - Kweisi Mfume, Executive Director, NAACP, on the U.S. Supreme Court voucher…

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Commentary

Randall Kennedy: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Fool How the NAACP Handled the N-word… J.C. Watts, Gone in a Flash

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Mr. Randall is a selfish fool, and making a lot of money at the expense of his people and his heritage. He’s truly playing into the hand of the many whites who have been dying to use the “N” word. Whites will now think it’s politically correct. The NAACP’s Pre-emptive Cyber-Strike The goal of treachery…

Mr. Randall is a selfish fool, and making a lot of money at the expense of his people and his heritage. He's truly playing into the…

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Commentary

Race and National Security: “Tar Baby Outrage” Update

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

In the immediate wake of September 11, uniformed and civilian supervisors started tossing an ancient racial epithet around the offices of Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville, Alabama. A firestorm of outrage erupted as it became clear that, in the “rocket capital of the world” Black weapons scientists are regarded as nothing more than “Tar Babies.” (See…

In the immediate wake of September 11, uniformed and civilian supervisors started tossing an ancient racial epithet around the offices of Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville, Alabama.…

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