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January 18, 2007

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World Social Forum 2007, Nairobi, Kenya

By Dr. Rose Brewer, PhD Editorial Board

Dr. Brewer is attending the WSF forum in Nairobi, Kenya as a news correspondent for BlackCommentator.com. She will be reporting on events at the WSF exclusively for BC. During the week of January 20 through 26, 2007, the 7th world forum in as many years is being held in Nairobi, Kenya. This forum occurs in…

Dr. Brewer is attending the WSF forum in Nairobi, Kenya as a news correspondent for BlackCommentator.com. She will be reporting on events at the WSF exclusively…

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Commentary

Single-Payer Healthcare – Part 6 – A Revolution of Values

By Marilyn Clement

For almost 40 years now, people have talked about the King legacy, sometimes coming to radically different conclusions. One would hope that, this week as we continue to read about and reflect on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., there will be continuing reflection and support for two of his basic commitments – stopping…

For almost 40 years now, people have talked about the King legacy, sometimes coming to radically different conclusions. One would hope that, this week as we…

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Commentary

2007: A Sankofa Year

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

In West African mythology, the “Sankofa” is a bird that flies forward while looking backward, with an egg symbolizing the future in its mouth. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the end of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, which ripped an estimated 12 million Africans from their homelands and transported them to lives of unspeakable…

In West African mythology, the "Sankofa" is a bird that flies forward while looking backward, with an egg symbolizing the future in its mouth. This year…

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Commentary

Along The Color Line: Global Inequality and Class Conflict

By Dr. Manning Marable, PhD Editorial Board

“Along The Color Line”, written by Manning Marable, PhD and distributed by www.BlackCommentator.com, is a public educational and information service dedicated to fostering political dialogue and discussion, inspired by the great tradition for political event columns written by W. E. B. Du Bois nearly a century ago. At no previous moment in world history has…

“Along The Color Line”, written by Manning Marable, PhD and distributed by www.BlackCommentator.com, is a public educational and information service dedicated to fostering political dialogue and…

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Commentary

Between The Lines: King’s Unfinished Fight

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

The celebration of the federal King holiday brings about a whole host of conflicts and convolutions. This year was no different. The only man to have a federal holiday named in his honor in the 20th holiday (that wasn’t a President), the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. lost his life in a perpetual struggle…

The celebration of the federal King holiday brings about a whole host of conflicts and convolutions. This year was no different. The only man to have…

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Guest Commentary

If Beale Street Could Talk – Remarks at the National Conference for Media Reform

By David Swanson Guest Commentator

Part 1 Bush’s Escalation Speech I’d like to request that nobody shout during this event, and I’ll tell you why. I watched Bush’s speech with some people who thought it would be a good idea to take a sip of liquor every time he told a lie. Three days later my head is aching. But…

Part 1 Bush's Escalation Speech I'd like to request that nobody shout during this event, and I'll tell you why. I watched Bush's speech with some…

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Commentary

Sidetracked: Bottomless Pit – Jane’s special “What-will-fill-me-up?” diet

By Jane Stillwater Columnist

I was NOT a breastfed baby. Would my life have turned out differently if some nurse at the hospital where I was born hadn’t told my mother that it was unsanitary to nurse? Who knows. As soon as I was old enough to get my hand to my mouth, I started sucking my fingers and…

I was NOT a breastfed baby. Would my life have turned out differently if some nurse at the hospital where I was born hadn't told my…

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