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The African World

Bush & Cuba: Here he goes again! – The African World

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

The current issue is always free to everyone There is something that periodically emerges in politics that I call the “maniac factor.” It is the phenomenon where a government (or set of leaders) demonstrates that it is out of touch with reality even from the standpoint of their own interests. Such maniacal views and practices…

The current issue is always free to everyone There is something that periodically emerges in politics that I call the “maniac factor.” It is the phenomenon…

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Condi on the Ropes? – Left Margin

By Carl Bloice Editorial Board

The current issue is always free to everyone Condoleezza Rice is being set up. The neo-conservatives that surrounded her in the Bush Administration when the Iraq war was plotted and launched are regrouping, distancing themselves from the White House and mobilizing against the “peace process” the Secretary of State is ostensibly promoting in the Middle…

The current issue is always free to everyone Condoleezza Rice is being set up. The neo-conservatives that surrounded her in the Bush Administration when the Iraq…

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Color of Law

Photos Bolster Claims of Mumia’s Innocence and Unfair Trial – Color of Law

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

The current issue is always free to everyone A group of journalists is determined to seek a fair retrial of death row prisoner, noted journalist and former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal, and they point to evidence they say provides further proof of his innocence: photos from the crime scene that the jury never had the…

The current issue is always free to everyone A group of journalists is determined to seek a fair retrial of death row prisoner, noted journalist and…

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American Hegemony – The Goal To Control All Highly Valued Resources

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

Dorothy, in the Wizard of Oz, is “lost,” but she is quickly surrounded by people who look familiar, look like family members back home. Collectively, they fend off the Wicked Witch of the West, whose campaign focuses on possessing the highly valued slippers on Dorothy’s feet. Let’s just “go a piece of the way” with…

Dorothy, in the Wizard of Oz, is “lost,” but she is quickly surrounded by people who look familiar, look like family members back home. Collectively, they…

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The African World

Senator Obama, Black America and the War(s) – The African World

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

The current issue is always free to everyone The African World by BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board member, Bill Fletcher, Jr.is a new column on BC that will appear on a regular basis. Recognizing the historic significance of the Presidential campaign of Senator Barak Obama and the deep meaning that this has for many Black Americans, I…

The current issue is always free to everyone The African World by BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board member, Bill Fletcher, Jr.is a new column on BC that will…

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The Role of the Black Elite in Outreaching to the Black Lower Class

By Dr. Martin Kilson, PhD Editorial Board

Black America’s Two-Tier Class System: A Crisis Fault-Line What the foregoing discussion of the new social class capabilities available to the middle-class and professional sector of African-Americans reveals is that today’s Black America is defined by a two-tier class system. This two-tier class system comprises two main class categories. The lower-tier can be called a…

Black America’s Two-Tier Class System: A Crisis Fault-Line What the foregoing discussion of the new social class capabilities available to the middle-class and professional sector of…

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Getting Back to Community Organizing and Building Local Power

By Dr. James Jennings, PhD Editorial Board

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Let’s Go Bomb Iran – Left Margin

By Carl Bloice Editorial Board

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Accountability, John Conyers and the Impeachment Controversy – Part 3

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

The current issue is always free to everyone So, what do we make of the controversy surrounding the actions taken at the office of Congressman Conyers when protesters demonstrated against his alleged failure to move impeachment proceedings against President Bush? Did it make sense strategically? Was Conyers the right target? Where did race come into…

The current issue is always free to everyone So, what do we make of the controversy surrounding the actions taken at the office of Congressman Conyers…

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JOB QUALITY AND BLACK WORKERS

By Dr. Steven Pitts, PhD Editorial Board

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