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Issue: 119

December 23, 2004

Cover Story

No Holiday for Vote Thieves

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

National Voter Registration Act 973gg-10. Criminal Penalties A person, including an election official, who in any election for Federal office, knowingly and willfully intimidates, threatens, or coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any person for– registering to vote, or voting, or attempting to register or vote; urging or aiding any person to register…

National Voter Registration Act 973gg-10. Criminal Penalties A person, including an election official, who in any election for Federal office, knowingly and willfully intimidates, threatens, or…

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Commentary

Freedom Rider: Merry Christmas, Damn It

By Margaret Kimberley Guest Commentator

Anyone claiming to be a follower of Jesus Christ has a very high standard to live up to. Christians are supposed to love everyone, their enemies included, without exception. That means loving Iraqis. It means speaking up when “our troops” kill and maim them. Christians are supposed to be truthful and avoid even the appearance…

Anyone claiming to be a follower of Jesus Christ has a very high standard to live up to. Christians are supposed to love everyone, their enemies…

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Commentary

Black Wealth Inequality 10-to-1

By Askia Muhammed

This article originally appeared in The Final Call. In the wake of President George Bush’s stunning electoral sweep Nov. 2, Democrats, liberals and Blacks are engaged in the wholesale re-examination of their core political beliefs and goals. Progressive, mostly Christian, religious leaders are attempting to broaden the debate about American religious “values” beyond abortion and…

This article originally appeared in The Final Call. In the wake of President George Bush’s stunning electoral sweep Nov. 2, Democrats, liberals and Blacks are engaged…

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Commentary

A Daughter Sullies Her Father’s Legacy – Misrepresenting MLK on Gay Rights

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson

This article appeared in The Hutchinson Report, Alternet and Blacknews.com. The sight of the daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., standing at the gravesite of her father with thousands of demonstrators to denounce gay marriage was painful and insulting. The Rev. Bernice King and the march organizers deliberately chose King’s gravesite to imply that…

This article appeared in The Hutchinson Report, Alternet and Blacknews.com. The sight of the daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., standing at the gravesite of…

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Commentary

The Good Ol’ Days of Slavery

By William Jelani Cobb

This article originally appeared on Africana.com. These days it’s getting harder to tell whether history is repeating itself or if human beings are just becoming more cliché. This was underscored last week when it came to light that Cary Christian Academy, a private school in North Carolina, was using the deceptively titled pamphlet “Southern Slavery,…

This article originally appeared on Africana.com. These days it’s getting harder to tell whether history is repeating itself or if human beings are just becoming more…

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Commentary

Sam Cooke Still Resonates

By Norman (Otis) Richmond Guest Commentator

The late Sam Cooke was a groundbreaking singer/songwriter/producer and entrepreneur. Forty years after his death, Cooke is still getting his props. His DVD, Legend, won a Grammy this year for the Best Long Form Music Video. James Taylor recently sang Cooke’s classic, “A Change is Gonna Come,” on Episode 5 of the hit television series,…

The late Sam Cooke was a groundbreaking singer/songwriter/producer and entrepreneur. Forty years after his death, Cooke is still getting his props. His DVD, Legend, won a…

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