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Issue: 118

December 16, 2004

Commentary

Bamboozled: Destruction of Social Security Would Harm Black Communities

By Dr. Maya Rockeymoore, PhD

A big hoax is about to be pulled on the American people in the name of Social Security reform if President Bush and the Republican Congress get their way and send Social Security money to Wall Street. If this happens all Americans will lose big but African Americans will likely receive the shortest end of…

A big hoax is about to be pulled on the American people in the name of Social Security reform if President Bush and the Republican Congress…

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Commentary

Freedom Rider: The Right Wing Hates America

By Margaret Kimberley Guest Commentator

The right wing hates America. They are the first to wave the flag and loudly proclaim their love of country. They are also the first to stab their country men and women in the back when it suits them. Now that Bush is safely in power for another four years they are wasting no time…

The right wing hates America. They are the first to wave the flag and loudly proclaim their love of country. They are also the first to…

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Commentary

Think Piece: Notes on the Democratic Defeat

By Dr. Martin Kilson Editorial Board

According to the Washington Post columnist David Broder’s analysis of exit polls in the 2004 Presidential Elections, “about 22 percent of voters were white evangelical or born-again Christians, three-quarters of whom went for Bush.” This kind of White conservative Christian voting for the Republican party’s presidential candidate translated into 30% of Bush’s total national vote.…

According to the Washington Post columnist David Broder’s analysis of exit polls in the 2004 Presidential Elections, “about 22 percent of voters were white evangelical or…

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Commentary

What Is The Future Of Black Advocacy In America?

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

As African Americans continue to confront the vestiges of slavery and segregation, largely racial animus and economic subjugation (educational differences are a challenge that is partially self-inflicted), the community’s problems have outlived the advocacy born to address the problems, and most of the leaders that emerged to help remedy the problems. God raises a new…

As African Americans continue to confront the vestiges of slavery and segregation, largely racial animus and economic subjugation (educational differences are a challenge that is partially…

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