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May 25, 2006

Cover Story

The Black Stake in 2006 Elections

By Glen Ford and Peter Gamble Publishers

The Democrats hope for – but are doing next to nothing to achieve – victory at the polls in November. Should that unearned triumph occur in the U.S. House of Representatives, African Americans will ascend to key committee positions, potentially pivotal to national policy and budgetary direction. But what will they do with these new…

The Democrats hope for – but are doing next to nothing to achieve – victory at the polls in November. Should that unearned triumph occur in…

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Commentary

Freedom Rider: Tar Baby

By Margaret Kimberley Guest Commentator

Fox News is the television news mouthpiece for the Bush administration. When the White House recently announced the departure of press secretary Scott McClellan rumors immediately surfaced that his replacement would be Tony Snow of none other than Fox News. The rumors were true and now it is official, Fox News speaks for Bush. At…

Fox News is the television news mouthpiece for the Bush administration. When the White House recently announced the departure of press secretary Scott McClellan rumors immediately…

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Commentary

Bruce’s Beat

By Bruce Dixon Editor

As slugger Barry Bonds becomes the second person in seventy years to surpass the home run record of Babe Ruth, he has found himself the target of an avalanche of hostile commentary on the part of the sports media, team owners, and underemployed politicians. The title of Bob Wing’s BC guest commentary last week, Hating…

As slugger Barry Bonds becomes the second person in seventy years to surpass the home run record of Babe Ruth, he has found himself the target…

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Commentary

Radio BC: Buy Citgo. Do Your Bit for Peace at the Pump

By Glen Ford Co-Publisher & Executive Editor

Listen Now: Windows Media Format or MP3 Format Radio BC Master Page If you’ve got to buy gas, buy it from Venezuela. We’re always being asked to boycott this or boycott that. Gasoline is one of the commodities that very few people can boycott. But you can pick the gas station you do business with.…

Listen Now: Windows Media Format or MP3 Format Radio BC Master Page If you've got to buy gas, buy it from Venezuela. We're always being asked…

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Commentary

CBC Monitor Report: Rep. Cynthia McKinney to be Honored by Black Progressive PAC

By Leutisha L. Stills Guest Commentator

In its first public event, the recently formed Black Progressive PAC (political action committee) is hosting a fundraiser for Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Sunday evening, June 18, at Washington, DC’s BusBoys & Poets. The affair at the popular watering hole, restaurant and bookstore will benefit both the McKinney campaign and the Black Progressive PAC (BP…

In its first public event, the recently formed Black Progressive PAC (political action committee) is hosting a fundraiser for Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), Sunday evening, June…

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Commentary

Think Piece: Slaves Were Not Immigrants

By Paul Street Guest Commentator

This article was originally published in Znet. I doubt that many readers of Black Commentator will be shocked to hear that ABC television’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” show does not provide an especially incisive or critical take on United States history and current events. Still, I found two comments Kimmel made during his Monday, May 1st…

This article was originally published in Znet. I doubt that many readers of Black Commentator will be shocked to hear that ABC television's "Jimmy Kimmel Live"…

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Commentary

Post-Colonial Blacks

By Mandisi Majavu

The following is the edited version of a paper, “Native Club: Where are the Natives? The Black Intelligentsia Today.” There is a tendency by those who write books and essays for leading journals to downplay the seriousness of today’s racial oppression in South Africa. This is achieved through silence around issues of race (or by…

The following is the edited version of a paper, “Native Club: Where are the Natives? The Black Intelligentsia Today.” There is a tendency by those who…

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Commentary

An Open Letter to the Class of 2006

By Paul Moore

This article was originally published in Tom Paine’s Corner. You are about to graduate from Miami Carol City High School and no matter what your score on Jeb Bush’s test, almost all of you have earned a diploma. As Jay Z once rhymed (from Martin Charnin’s lyrics), “It’s a hard knock life for us /…

This article was originally published in Tom Paine’s Corner. You are about to graduate from Miami Carol City High School and no matter what your score…

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