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Issue: 12

September 19, 2002

Commentary

Misreading the Zimbabwe Crisis

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Bill Derman is Professor of Anthropology and African Studies at Michigan State University. He has been carrying out research in Zimbabwe since 1987 on resettlement, land use planning and water reform. John Metzler is Assistant Professor of Education and Outreach Coordinator for the African Studies Center. He has carried out research on colonial and independent…

Bill Derman is Professor of Anthropology and African Studies at Michigan State University. He has been carrying out research in Zimbabwe since 1987 on resettlement, land…

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Commentary

E-Mailbox Issue 12

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Unfortunately, your rhetoric is unmatched by empirical data to support your claims. For example, give me some statistical demographics of the voting patterns in the Fourth District and show how it impacted the outcome of the election. Jones has just made it almost certain that his letter won’t be published, not because he disagrees with…

Unfortunately, your rhetoric is unmatched by empirical data to support your claims. For example, give me some statistical demographics of the voting patterns in the Fourth…

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Commentary

Letter to Readers Issue 12

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Dear Reader, On August 18, 1996, the San Jose Mercury News broke the story that should have been heard around the world. “For the better part of a decade, a San Francisco Bay Area drug ring sold tons of cocaine to the Crips and Bloods street gangs of Los Angeles and funneled millions in drug…

Dear Reader, On August 18, 1996, the San Jose Mercury News broke the story that should have been heard around the world. "For the better part…

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Commentary

The Trojan Horse Watch

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

We have entered a new epoch, facing the same enemy with new and dangerous designs. The most critical task facing Black political activists is to identify, expose and defeat Black Trojan Horse electoral candidates. They must be identified early, before money and media have provided them with credibility within and beyond the Black electorate. We…

We have entered a new epoch, facing the same enemy with new and dangerous designs. The most critical task facing Black political activists is to identify,…

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Commentary

How Sister McKinney Lost

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

For them, the causes are entirely external. It was the Republican crossover vote. It was the outside money. It was white Democrats unfolding nefarious schemes from the governor’s office. It was the alliance of the hard Right and Zionists. It was a universally hostile media. In truth all these were important factors. But none of…

For them, the causes are entirely external. It was the Republican crossover vote. It was the outside money. It was white Democrats unfolding nefarious schemes from…

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