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September 29, 2005

Cover Story

Who is Serving Who? Congressional Black Caucus Chief Rejects Need to Account

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

There is something very wrong going on in the Congressional Black Caucus. However, the malady has a long history. A class of Black politicians think that we exist to support them, rather than that they are elected to support us. The sickness became acute at the CBC Weekend, in Washington, DC – as much a…

There is something very wrong going on in the Congressional Black Caucus. However, the malady has a long history. A class of Black politicians think that…

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Commentary

Freedom Rider: Andrew Young and Vote Theft

By Margaret Kimberley Guest Commentator

In May of 2000 thousands of eligible voters in Florida were removed from the rolls. Governor Jeb Bush and Secretary of State Catherine Harris used Florida’s rules that bar felons from voting to wrongly remove eligible voters. Black voters were disproportionately affected and Al Gore lost that state and the presidency because of this chicanery.…

In May of 2000 thousands of eligible voters in Florida were removed from the rolls. Governor Jeb Bush and Secretary of State Catherine Harris used Florida’s…

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Commentary

Think Piece: Pro-Black Thugs, Pimpin’ Revolutionaries & Alien Conspiracies

By Morpheus Reloaded

This article was released in May 2003 and appeared in PlayaHata.com. We think it’s still righteous. This is a true story. Honest. Quite recently I was talking to a second year college student who declared with beaming pride that he was about to become a member of a new black campus group. Congratulations I told…

This article was released in May 2003 and appeared in PlayaHata.com. We think it’s still righteous. This is a true story. Honest. Quite recently I was…

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Commentary

The Slave Master and the Devil

By Brooks Berndt

There once was a rich slave master who lived in Texas. He lived in a big white house surrounded by land as far as the eye could see. One day the devil came to visit the master out on his back porch. The devil said, “I know how you can become even richer. Get your…

There once was a rich slave master who lived in Texas. He lived in a big white house surrounded by land as far as the eye…

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Commentary

Framing Katrina: Dominant Media and Damage Control

By Paul Street Guest Commentator

The Personal and the Structural The brilliant and prolific left sociologist C. Wright Mills once said that the core purpose of meaningful analytical work on social and political affairs was to make relevant connections between individual pain and structural inequality. The point of such work, by Mills’ reckoning, was to de-atomize personal difficulty and relate…

The Personal and the Structural The brilliant and prolific left sociologist C. Wright Mills once said that the core purpose of meaningful analytical work on social…

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Commentary

In Arkansas, Grassroots Activists to the Rescue of Katrina Evacuees

By Seth Sandronsky

There are 75,000 evacuees from Hurricane Katrina in Arkansas, according to Kathryn Hall-Trujillo. She is the director of the Birthing Project USA, a maternal and child health program nationwide. “On my recent trip with Pastors for Peace to Arkansas I listened in horror, sadness and outrage as people who survived Katrina spoke of their lives…

There are 75,000 evacuees from Hurricane Katrina in Arkansas, according to Kathryn Hall-Trujillo. She is the director of the Birthing Project USA, a maternal and child…

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Commentary

A Personal Commentary on the Hurricane Katrina Aftermath

By Faye Kennedy

Friday, September 16 was declared “National Day of Prayer” in honor and in memory of those who died due to Hurricane Katrina’s wrath and our government’s lack of actions. As I watched the horrific images of our beautiful brothers and sisters on the television and in the newspapers I was teleported back 400 years in…

Friday, September 16 was declared "National Day of Prayer" in honor and in memory of those who died due to Hurricane Katrina's wrath and our government's…

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Commentary

Minority Inclusion is Diversity Diversion at the GOP

By Wamara Mwine

The state of African-American affairs in America remains in a dismal state, as noted by the visual images evolving from Hurricane Katrina. Unemployment, crime, healthcare and education continue to plague black people nationwide. The lack of new black leaders in all areas is a major factor. The Republican Party says it is doing everything to…

The state of African-American affairs in America remains in a dismal state, as noted by the visual images evolving from Hurricane Katrina. Unemployment, crime, healthcare and…

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