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September 21, 2006

Cover Story

BC Remembers – Atlanta’s White Race Riots of 1906

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

The riots that broke out in Atlanta, Georgia between 1898 and 1906 were part of a pattern of anti-black violence that included several hundred lynchings each year. September 22-24, 1906 is the 100th anniversary of the Atlanta Race Riot. In Atlanta, the Coalition to Remember the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot has planned a series of…

The riots that broke out in Atlanta, Georgia between 1898 and 1906 were part of a pattern of anti-black violence that included several hundred lynchings each…

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Commentary

Supporting BC is the Progressive Thing To Do

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

You do not have to bear the entire burden of supporting BlackCommentator.com. Just toss something in the pot as we pass it your way again this week. Thanks very much in advance. Right now you can click on the button below and become a BC Paid Subscriber. There are four other methods of supporting BC…

You do not have to bear the entire burden of supporting BlackCommentator.com. Just toss something in the pot as we pass it your way again this…

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Commentary

Between The Lines: Loss of an Original Sista “Soulja” – Ode’ To Attorney Melanie Lomax

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

I got word about 90 minutes after it happened. It seemed too crazy to be real, that my friend, Melanie Lomax, had backed her Jaguar over a cliff. I got the call from a firefighter friend who was on the scene. And if something crazy like that had happened, the Melanie Lomax I knew would…

I got word about 90 minutes after it happened. It seemed too crazy to be real, that my friend, Melanie Lomax, had backed her Jaguar over…

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Commentary

Think Piece: The Pretexter Stain: Let History Know You Want To Be Included Out

By Lawrence R. Velvel, JD Columnist

Though George Bush, Dick Cheney and their cohorts are liars, one has always been reluctant to apply the word “liar” to the President of the United States. “Liar” is such a harsh word, a word so out of keeping with the (false?) conventions of professional and civil discourse. True, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and Bill…

Though George Bush, Dick Cheney and their cohorts are liars, one has always been reluctant to apply the word "liar" to the President of the United…

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Commentary

Rise Up Against the Empire by Hugo Chavez

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

The following is the complete unedited text of the address to the United Nations by Hugo Chavez on September 20, 2006. Representatives of the governments of the world, good morning to all of you. First of all, I would like to invite you, very respectfully, to those who have not read this book, to read…

The following is the complete unedited text of the address to the United Nations by Hugo Chavez on September 20, 2006. Representatives of the governments of…

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Guest Commentary

Who Killed Jimmie Lee Jackson?

By Benjamin Greenberg Guest Commentator

Jimmie Lee Jackson did not live to see his grandfather, Cager Lee, finally receive a voting card in his early 80s at the Marion, Alabama Town Hall, August 20, 1965. The day came just two weeks after the Voting Rights Act had been signed into law by President Johnson. Congress might not have passed the…

Jimmie Lee Jackson did not live to see his grandfather, Cager Lee, finally receive a voting card in his early 80s at the Marion, Alabama Town…

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Art: Confrontation

Art

Art: Confrontation

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

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Commentary

Working to End Taxation Without Representation in the Nation’s Capital

By Ilir Zherka Guest Commentator

The DC Fair and Equal House Voting Rights Act (H.R. 5388), introduced by Representative Tom Davis (R-VA) and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), would give residents of Washington, DC, a voting representative in Congress for the first time ever. The nearly 600,000 Americans living in our nation’s capital pay taxes, serve on juries, and defend…

The DC Fair and Equal House Voting Rights Act (H.R. 5388), introduced by Representative Tom Davis (R-VA) and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), would give residents…

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Guest Commentary

Regarding Blacks and Mexicans

By John A Imani Guest Commentator

“The earth was created by the assistance of the sun, and it should be left as it was… The country was made without lines of demarcation, and it is no man’s business to divide it…” –Chief Joseph, Nez Perce Tribe There ought not be any problems between blacks and recently arrived migrant workers in Los…

"The earth was created by the assistance of the sun, and it should be left as it was... The country was made without lines of demarcation,…

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