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November 9, 2006

Commentary

Left Margin: Global Warming – People of Color Are at Risk

By Carl Bloice Editorial Board

It’s perhaps symptomatic of the times that although experts have warned for years that the specter of global warming is real and could become catastrophic for the future of human life on the planet, it was when someone added up the economic cost of dealing with the threat that some people in power sat up…

It’s perhaps symptomatic of the times that although experts have warned for years that the specter of global warming is real and could become catastrophic for…

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Commentary

Between The Lines: Turning Off BET – This Time, Cosby’s Right!

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

Comedian/Actor/Philanthropist/Activist and of late, social commentator, Dr. Bill Cosby spoke to almost a thousand people on a Saturday a couple weeks ago, on how to fix public education. That’s a highly salient issue here in Los Angeles, as it is in almost every major city in America. So when two of the area’s black school…

Comedian/Actor/Philanthropist/Activist and of late, social commentator, Dr. Bill Cosby spoke to almost a thousand people on a Saturday a couple weeks ago, on how to fix…

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Commentary

Worrill’s World: A Tribute to Attorney Lionel Jean Baptiste

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

The National Black United Front (NBUF) is sponsoring a tribute to Attorney Lionel Jean Baptiste for his unpaved role in providing the legal leadership to help keep the Reparations Corporate Lawsuit alive. Currently this lawsuit is under appeal in the Federal Courts in Chicago. From the very outset, Atty. Baptiste, with no resources, stepped up…

The National Black United Front (NBUF) is sponsoring a tribute to Attorney Lionel Jean Baptiste for his unpaved role in providing the legal leadership to help…

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Commentary

National Affairs: Honesty, History, And A College Of History And Law

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

On Sunday, November 5, 2006, Michael Kinsley wrote a long essay in The Times Book Review called Election Day. Roughly three and one-half pages in length, it was given pride of place; it began on the first page. This apparently signifies that the editor of the Book Review thought it important. The essay, as you…

On Sunday, November 5, 2006, Michael Kinsley wrote a long essay in The Times Book Review called Election Day. Roughly three and one-half pages in length,…

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