172 – Black Commentator

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Katrina Shock: Therapy for Black America

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

The national Black infrastructure has failed utterly to respond to the Katrina crisis – the wiping out of a majority Black city. The Congressional Black Caucus, which claims to be the “conscience of the congress,” has shown itself to be an appendage of the white House leadership. They slavishly followed Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s command…

The national Black infrastructure has failed utterly to respond to the Katrina crisis - the wiping out of a majority Black city. The Congressional Black Caucus,…

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Cartoon

Cartoon: King Dubya and his impeachment poll

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

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Commentary

Freedom Rider: Dead Eye Dick Cheney

By Margaret Kimberley Guest Commentator

“I would like to believe he [Cheney] is sick rather than just mean and evil.” – Congressman Charles Rangel Dick Cheney first emerged in the Bush campaign in 2000 when he was responsible for vetting potential running mates for Dubya. Suddenly the vetting stopped and he became the running mate himself. It isn’t clear if…

"I would like to believe he [Cheney] is sick rather than just mean and evil." – Congressman Charles Rangel Dick Cheney first emerged in the Bush…

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Commentary

Bruce’s Beat

By Bruce Dixon Editor

In last week’s Freedom Rider, BC‘s own Margaret Kimberly drew attention to the little-noticed news item that Halliburton had landed the no-bid contract to construct detention centers to be utilized in the event of what officials deem an “immigration emergency.” Reader Linda O’Brien writes Many thanks to the Black Commentator and Margaret Kimberley for writing…

In last week's Freedom Rider, BC's own Margaret Kimberly drew attention to the little-noticed news item that Halliburton had landed the no-bid contract to construct detention…

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Commentary

Radio BC: Black Children Left Behind – by Design

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

This story is much weightier than it might seem. The first thing that one must understand is that the Bush administration intended No Child Left Behind as a wedge to undermine public education as an institution. It was designed to make private education seem to be a great alternative – one that should be funded…

This story is much weightier than it might seem. The first thing that one must understand is that the Bush administration intended No Child Left Behind…

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Art

Art: Lady Day

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

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Guest Commentary

Turning Racism Upside Down To See It Rightside Up

By Dr. Edward Rhymes, PhD Guest Commentator

President Bush, during a recent speech to a predominantly white audience, voiced his concerns about the state of affairs in American white communities. “The epidemic of whites involved in drunk-driving fatality accidents is deplorable,” President Bush said. He cited the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 2000 statistics that showed that white male drivers between the…

President Bush, during a recent speech to a predominantly white audience, voiced his concerns about the state of affairs in American white communities. "The epidemic of…

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Commentary

Think Piece: Retrospective on the Washington/DuBoisian

By Dr. Martin Kilson Editorial Board

The development of the 20th century African-American intelligentsia occurred in the unique historical context of a White supremacist defined status for Black American citizens. The 20th century African-American intelligentsia also developed in the historical context of two generic types of Black leadership that evolved among African-Americans from the end of Reconstruction in the late 1890s…

The development of the 20th century African-American intelligentsia occurred in the unique historical context of a White supremacist defined status for Black American citizens. The 20th…

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Guest Commentary

Congress Betrays Both the People and the Constitution

By Pat Gowens Guest Commentator

Congress passed a federal budget that will shake the foundation of our country for years to come. On Feb 1, they voted to drastically reduce income, food, education, and medicine for US youth, infants, elders, caregivers, and people with disabilities. In the same bill Congress slipped in their mandated reevaluation of the experimental welfare bill,…

Congress passed a federal budget that will shake the foundation of our country for years to come. On Feb 1, they voted to drastically reduce income,…

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Guest Commentary

Affirmative Action in Brazil – The Day of the Lambs

By Italo Ramos Guest Commentator

When the first black Africans were on their way to Brazil, in the 16th century, considering their conditions in the ships, they could conclude that their destiny would not be rosy. What they and nobody else at that time could not guess is that the country would be the last one in the world to…

When the first black Africans were on their way to Brazil, in the 16th century, considering their conditions in the ships, they could conclude that their…

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