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January 13, 2005

Cover Story

Armstrong Williams – The Biggest Whore of All

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Armstrong Williams is “the premiere Black political whore in America,” wrote Black Commentator Co-Publishers Glen Ford and Peter Gamble in our December 12, 2002 issue. In the interest of full disclosure, we revealed our particular grievance: that Williams had hopelessly polluted America’s Black Forum (ABF), the first nationally syndicated Black news interview program on commercial…

Armstrong Williams is “the premiere Black political whore in America,” wrote Black Commentator Co-Publishers Glen Ford and Peter Gamble in our December 12, 2002 issue. In…

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Commentary

Freedom Rider: Banana Republic U.S.A

By Margaret Kimberley Guest Commentator

“It’s not even Election Day yet, and the Kerry-Edwards campaign is already down by almost a million votes.” – Greg Palast, November 1, 2004 On January 6, 2005 the United States Congress certified the results of the election that took place last November 2nd and declared that George W. Bush had been duly elected president.…

“It's not even Election Day yet, and the Kerry-Edwards campaign is already down by almost a million votes.” – Greg Palast, November 1, 2004 On January…

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Commentary

Dr. King Was Not a Dreamer

By Paul Rockwell Guest Commentator

This article originally appeared in In Motion Magazine. Every year, millions of Americans pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King. We often forget, however, that King was the object of derision when he was alive. At key moments in his quest for civil rights and world peace, the corporate media treated King…

This article originally appeared in In Motion Magazine. Every year, millions of Americans pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King. We often forget,…

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Commentary

No Bush Mandate from Women of Color

By Linda Burnham

Millions of people worked as hard as they possibly could to turn the country onto a different path and still the village idiot was elected. What to make of such an outcome? What do we know about the participation of women of color at the polls? Did women of color and White women move in…

Millions of people worked as hard as they possibly could to turn the country onto a different path and still the village idiot was elected. What…

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Commentary

Think Piece: African Bush – Four more years of unfulfilled promises?

By Devanne Brookins

With the re-election of our illustrious President, administration changes, continued war context, and financial shortages, how will Sub-Saharan Africa be impacted? The first four years of George Bush saw a proliferation of promises, a new “priority” focus on Africa, and a presidential trip to the region. What will the coming four years look like for…

With the re-election of our illustrious President, administration changes, continued war context, and financial shortages, how will Sub-Saharan Africa be impacted? The first four years of…

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