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October 28, 2004

Commentary

Election Eve Special: Black Voters Stand Tall – The rest of America is problematical

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

The following is the Radio BC script which is also available in audio format voiced by BC Co-Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Glen Ford. There are many lessons to be learned from the presidential election, some requiring a great deal of weighing and measuring. We at BlackCommentator.com pride ourselves on doing serious work, so you can expect…

The following is the Radio BC script which is also available in audio format voiced by BC Co-Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Glen Ford. There are many lessons…

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Cover Story

Black Vote Smothered by Electoral College

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

“I am convinced… that the black vote is going to be not only a bigger vote than ever before, it is the swing vote.” Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., speaking on CNN Rev. Jackson is right about the raw numbers of African Americans who are expected to go to the polls on November 2. However, most…

“I am convinced… that the black vote is going to be not only a bigger vote than ever before, it is the swing vote.” Rev. Jesse…

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Commentary

Blacks, Whites Live in Different Moral Universe

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

The American presidential election, the quadrennial gathering of citizens for a supposedly common purpose, actually occurs in parallel universes. For one group, the opportunity to ratify one of two choices vetted by the permanent rulers of the land, represents the highest expression of civilization on Earth to date – proof of the inherent goodness of…

The American presidential election, the quadrennial gathering of citizens for a supposedly common purpose, actually occurs in parallel universes. For one group, the opportunity to ratify…

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Commentary

Freedom Rider: Election 2004 – The Vote Theft Begins

By Margaret Kimberley Guest Commentator

Political scientist Lawrence Britt identified fourteen characteristics common to fascist regimes around the world. The United States has the dubious distinction of exhibiting all of them. The promotion of nationalism, disdain for human rights, scapegoating of “enemies,” military supremacy, sexist public policy, media control by the powerful, obsessions with national security, use of religion to…

Political scientist Lawrence Britt identified fourteen characteristics common to fascist regimes around the world. The United States has the dubious distinction of exhibiting all of them.…

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Commentary

The Black Collegian Debate: Bush vs. Kerry Debate on Diversity

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

The following appeared as a Special Feature of THE BLACK COLLEGIAN and IMDiversity.com. On November 2, 2004 we elect a new President. Our government is stable, but it can change in ways that reflect the perceptions of those governed, especially its minorities. As underrepresented minorities in the workplace and, unfortunately, at the ballot box, African…

The following appeared as a Special Feature of THE BLACK COLLEGIAN and IMDiversity.com. On November 2, 2004 we elect a new President. Our government is stable,…

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Commentary

We’ve Seen This B-Movie Before: The New Black Tokenism and American Empire

By Dennis Childs

When asked about an incident in Baghdad in which a U.S. helicopter bombed a position near an immobilized Bradley military vehicle, killing at least 13 civilians including Mazen al-Tumeisi, a Palestinian journalist working as a correspondent for the Al Arabiya news organization, an American military spokesperson said that the attack was executed for “the safety”…

When asked about an incident in Baghdad in which a U.S. helicopter bombed a position near an immobilized Bradley military vehicle, killing at least 13 civilians…

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