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Issue: 184

May 18, 2006

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Which Way for Black Labor?

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

“The hounds of racism, greed and militarism still threaten not only our families, jobs and communities,” said William Lucy, President of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU), “but also the entire global human family.” Lucy’s remarks, part of the Call to Convention for the CBTU’s 35th annual gathering, in Orlando, Florida, May 24 –…

“The hounds of racism, greed and militarism still threaten not only our families, jobs and communities,” said William Lucy, President of the Coalition of Black Trade…

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Commentary

Freedom Rider: Nazi Ties, Grave Robbing and the Bush Family

By Margaret Kimberley Guest Commentator

It must be very difficult to become a healthy adult in a family with a history of multi-generational pathology. Normalcy must be an impossible goal to reach if your grandfather robbed bones from graves and then made money for and with Hitler’s war machine. The Bush family has all of the outward appearances of success.…

It must be very difficult to become a healthy adult in a family with a history of multi-generational pathology. Normalcy must be an impossible goal to…

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Commentary

Bruce’s Beat

By Bruce Dixon Editor

The label of “post civil rights” black leadership is one that corporate pundits eagerly bestow on any new black face in a high place who agrees with them, and who is willing to depart from the widely shared consensus of African American opinion. But the truth is nearly always different from the verdicts of the…

The label of “post civil rights” black leadership is one that corporate pundits eagerly bestow on any new black face in a high place who agrees…

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Commentary

Radio BC: Warlords on U.S. Retainer in Somalia

By Glen Ford Co-Publisher & Executive Editor

Listen Now: Windows Media Format or MP3 Format Radio BC Master Page The United States is backing a group of warlords in Mogadishu, the capital of the nearly stateless nation of Somalia. With U.S. cash, the warlords have launched attacks on Islamic organizations that are attempting to establish Islamic law in Mogadishu, which has had…

Listen Now: Windows Media Format or MP3 Format Radio BC Master Page The United States is backing a group of warlords in Mogadishu, the capital of…

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Commentary

CBC Monitor Report: A Plan to Save the Black Caucus

By Leutisha L. Stills Guest Commentator

The accelerating slide into irrelevance of the Congressional Black Caucus can only be halted by a revolt of the progressive majority. Given the infestation of corporate-bought Members, the long term health of the CBC will, of course, depend on the political reawakening of the Black electorate, many of whom are represented by legislators that consistently…

The accelerating slide into irrelevance of the Congressional Black Caucus can only be halted by a revolt of the progressive majority. Given the infestation of corporate-bought…

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Malcolm X

Art

Malcolm X

By Any Means Necessary

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Commentary

Think Piece: Katrina’s Aftermath Transforms Work in the Gulf Region

By Mark Brenner

Seven months after Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf Coast struggles with a new challenge – who will do the rebuilding? The region is awash in clean-up and reconstruction projects, but with more than 1.5 million people displaced by the hurricane, ready hands are in short supply. In many areas, the tight post-Katrina labor market has already…

Seven months after Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf Coast struggles with a new challenge – who will do the rebuilding? The region is awash in clean-up and…

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Commentary

Being ‘The Covenant’ Watchdog: Does Tavis Smiley Need Watching?

By Rhone Fraser Guest Commentator

YOUNG: Well, tell them to go there and try to live there themselves. We…take for granted such a high quality of life. And then we’re gonna get righteous when other people wanna live that way? Africa does not mind food. People are dying of AIDS, yes, but more people are dying of hunger… I’m very…

YOUNG: Well, tell them to go there and try to live there themselves. We…take for granted such a high quality of life. And then we’re gonna…

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