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June 8, 2006

Cover Story

America’s Endless Race Wars and Massacres

By Glen Ford and Peter Gamble Publishers

Massacre is an acquired taste. The United States is arguably the only country on the planet whose national personality and self-image is rooted in centuries of unremitting expansion through race war punctuated by massacre. There have always been “free-fire zones” all along the coveted, ever moving peripheries of white American power, from the “Indian country”…

Massacre is an acquired taste. The United States is arguably the only country on the planet whose national personality and self-image is rooted in centuries of…

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Commentary

BC Can Be Silenced

By The Publisher

There is much work to do, and we have great plans to build upon the influential base of support that we have been honored to garner over the past four years. Just as we are collectively locked in struggle with a fierce historical foe, we who fight the good fight are also bonded to each…

There is much work to do, and we have great plans to build upon the influential base of support that we have been honored to garner…

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Commentary

Freedom Rider: Baby Killers at Haditha

By Margaret Kimberley Guest Commentator

Occupations are always deadly. The occupied are at constant risk of death, incarceration and humiliation. It is important to keep this in mind when thinking of the killings of Iraqi civilians at Haditha, Iraq. It is a story that needs to be told, but it was not an unusual event. It is just the first…

Occupations are always deadly. The occupied are at constant risk of death, incarceration and humiliation. It is important to keep this in mind when thinking of…

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Commentary

Bruce’s Beat

By Bruce Dixon Editor

For some time now, every BC issue has showcased prints and visual works of art by a collection of artists including Margaret Warfield, Larry Richardson, Mwandishi Henry and others. We urge our readers to click on over to the “art forms” page, to check out some of the stunning work these artists have made available,…

For some time now, every BC issue has showcased prints and visual works of art by a collection of artists including Margaret Warfield, Larry Richardson, Mwandishi…

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Commentary

Radio BC: Slavery Enforced by Microchip

By Glen Ford Co-Publisher & Executive Editor

Listen Now: Windows Media Format or MP3 Format Radio BC Master Page The ultimate digital-based police state may be right around the corner, and they will attempt to use the so-called “immigration crisis” to introduce the demonic technology. Of course, this being the United States, the mechanism that will allow The Man to track everyone,…

Listen Now: Windows Media Format or MP3 Format Radio BC Master Page The ultimate digital-based police state may be right around the corner, and they will…

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Art: Young Kaduma

Art

Art: Young Kaduma

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

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Commentary

CBC Monitor: Does Black Enterprise ‘Report Card’ on Bush Make the Grade?

By Leutisha L. Stills Guest Commentator

As we at CBC Monitor compile data for our next Report Card on the voting behavior the Congressional Black Caucus, we thought it interesting to compare our methodology with that of Black Enterprise (BE) magazine. To put it bluntly, there is no science – political or otherwise – in BE’s February 2006 “Progress Report” on…

As we at CBC Monitor compile data for our next Report Card on the voting behavior the Congressional Black Caucus, we thought it interesting to compare…

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Commentary

Who elected Ray Nagin?

By Lance Hill

This article originally appeared in Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch. I was surprised too. But there were hints along the way. Back in September it was hard to find an African American who had anything good to say about New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. In early September, New Orleans Rap artist “Juvenile” penned the song “Get…

This article originally appeared in Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch. I was surprised too. But there were hints along the way. Back in September it was hard…

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Commentary

Reflections On The Life And Death Of A Manchild In The Promised Land

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Text of a statement delivered by teacher Paul Moore at memorial services for Jeffrey Lamarr Johnson, Jr. a.k.a. “Markie” on May 26, 2006 at Miami Carol City High School. When President of the Senior Class Marquitta Davis first mentioned that I might have the honor and privilege of reflecting on the life of Jeffrey Johnson…

Text of a statement delivered by teacher Paul Moore at memorial services for Jeffrey Lamarr Johnson, Jr. a.k.a. “Markie” on May 26, 2006 at Miami Carol…

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