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Issue: 138

May 12, 2005

Cover Story

Black Caucus Conservatives Attempt to Clone Themselves

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

“There’s no question that it was well planned and, to be honest with you, well executed.” Davis was a beneficiary of the mid-Nineties corporate decision to change the political complexion of Democratic Black America. The scheme became operational in 2002, unseating Hilliard and Georgia Rep. Cynthia McKinney, and installing David Scott in a new district…

“There's no question that it was well planned and, to be honest with you, well executed.” Davis was a beneficiary of the mid-Nineties corporate decision to…

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Commentary

Freedom Rider: Gwen Ifill and Hack Journalism

By Margaret Kimberley Guest Commentator

“…as a journalist I have this affection for facts and accuracy.” – Gwen Ifill on Meet the Press, June 27, 2004. Gwen Ifill is a journalist? That is news to any thinking person who watches her closely. It is true that she is a News Hour anchor on PBS, and the moderator of Washington Week…

“…as a journalist I have this affection for facts and accuracy.” – Gwen Ifill on Meet the Press, June 27, 2004. Gwen Ifill is a journalist?…

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Commentary

BET Nightly News Cancelled – No Big Loss

By Michael K. Fauntroy, Ph.D

Some people howled in outrage when BET recently announced that it is shutting down its nightly newscast in lieu of hourly updates of the day’s events. The 11pm half hour program was billed as a window to the Black world, offering Black Americans news stories they could not see on the other networks. Since I…

Some people howled in outrage when BET recently announced that it is shutting down its nightly newscast in lieu of hourly updates of the day’s events.…

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Art Form: THE HIGH PRIESTESS OF JACMEL

Art

Art Form: THE HIGH PRIESTESS OF JACMEL

By Mari Hall

THE HIGH PRIESTESS OF JACMEL by Mari Hall Giclees are available for purchase CANVAS GICLEE, Archival Quality Limited Edition Size: 250 Signed & Numbered by the Artist, Mari Hall http://www.marizart.com/giclee/giclee_priestess.htm Price: $750.00 SALE PRICE: $650.00 FREE SHIPPING, U.S. DOMESTIC “The High Priestess of Jacmel” celebrates our increasing awareness of the interconnectedness of life. The setting…

THE HIGH PRIESTESS OF JACMEL by Mari Hall Giclees are available for purchase CANVAS GICLEE, Archival Quality Limited Edition Size: 250 Signed & Numbered by the…

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Commentary

The Browning and Yellowing of Whiteness

By Tamara K. Nopper

A Review of Who is White?: Latinos, Asians, and the New Black/Nonblack Divide by George Yancey (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2003). In 1903 the ever-forward looking W.E.B. DuBois declared, “The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.” A century later, the relevance of DuBois’ observation is being contested by…

A Review of Who is White?: Latinos, Asians, and the New Black/Nonblack Divide by George Yancey (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2003). In 1903 the ever-forward…

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Commentary

Think Piece: Before we Can Claim our Future, We Have to Confront our Past

By Paul Street Guest Commentator

Driving around in my car with Chicago’s WBBM News Radio (780 AM) recently, I got to hear two guttural syllables from the mouth of Fidel Castro. The full word and the Spanish language he was speaking were unintelligible. “That was Fidel Castro speaking to a throng in Havana, Cuba yesterday,” the robotic corporate newscaster reported.…

Driving around in my car with Chicago's WBBM News Radio (780 AM) recently, I got to hear two guttural syllables from the mouth of Fidel Castro.…

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Commentary

Conquest & Desire: A letter from West Africa

By Devanne Brookins

Another Saturday afternoon in what is the pressure cooker of Conakry. It is like most weekends during this March through May period of consistent heat before the sky bursts and rainy season begins. After going to Marché Medina I decide I have to cool off before melting under the noonday sun. A friend agrees to…

Another Saturday afternoon in what is the pressure cooker of Conakry. It is like most weekends during this March through May period of consistent heat before…

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Commentary

Confronting Empire: The Fight For Global Justice

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

On September 10, 2001, thousands of people from numerous countries were en route back to their homes from Durban, South Africa, where they had attended the United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. In Durban, remarkable unity had been negotiated among peoples of African descent, indigenous peoples, South Asians, Palestinians…

On September 10, 2001, thousands of people from numerous countries were en route back to their homes from Durban, South Africa, where they had attended the…

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