Issue: 20
December 12, 2002
Commentary
America’s Black Rightwing Forum
Guest Commentator
To step into the world of America’s Black Forum, the TV show, is to enter a carnival house-of-mirrors. African American political realities are distorted beyond recognition. The floor tilts crazily rightward as clowns in blackface jump into view to parrot George Bush and Jerry Falwell, then straighten up and hum “Lift Every Voice” as they…
To step into the world of America's Black Forum, the TV show, is to enter a carnival house-of-mirrors. African American political realities are distorted beyond recognition.…
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Commentary
The Living Legacy of White Minority Rule
Guest Commentator
“I want to say this about my state: When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We’re proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn’t have had all these problems over all these years, either.” – Sen. Trent Lott, 2002 “I have done more for…
"I want to say this about my state: When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest…
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Commentary
Briefs
Guest Commentator
Just as infant mortality rates are the best indicators of the overall health of a society, unemployment rates reflect a range of social ills. When a particular group suffers persistent joblessness over the course of generations, the problem is systemic and closely related to the value the society assigns to the group. Official unemployment among…
Just as infant mortality rates are the best indicators of the overall health of a society, unemployment rates reflect a range of social ills. When a…
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Commentary
e-MailBox
Guest Commentator
The post-Thanksgiving mail and visitation has been so heavy, we imagined countless family gatherings dominated by intense, Black Commentator-inspired political debate, resulting in massive exchanges of URLs. More likely, good people are slowly coming to grips with the grand scope of evil emanating from the White House, and seek ways to meet the challenge. George…
The post-Thanksgiving mail and visitation has been so heavy, we imagined countless family gatherings dominated by intense, Black Commentator-inspired political debate, resulting in massive exchanges of…
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Commentary
Selling Sloppy Statistics
Guest Commentator
This article was originally published December 5 as a Znet Commentary, by subscription at www.zmag.org So the Supreme Court has announced it will hear the long-simmering affirmative action case from the University of Michigan law school, in which white plaintiffs sued, claiming to have been denied admission even though they had grades and test scores…
This article was originally published December 5 as a Znet Commentary, by subscription at www.zmag.org So the Supreme Court has announced it will hear the long-simmering…
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