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March 15, 2007

Cover Story

Between The Lines – The Bruce Gordon NAACP Resignation

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

Bruce Gordon’s resignation as President (formerly called the Executive Director) of the NAACP “shocked the world” as Cassius Clay once said. It even shocked half the folks in the NAACP. It didn’t shock me, though. In my first book, Souls For Sale:The Diary of an Ex-Colored Man, which is about my experience as a young…

Bruce Gordon’s resignation as President (formerly called the Executive Director) of the NAACP “shocked the world” as Cassius Clay once said. It even shocked half the…

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Commentary

Unapologetically Young, Black and Female… The Relevance of the NAACP To Someone Under 40

By Jasmyne Cannick Columnist

It’s only been 19 months and already NAACP President Bruce Gordon has called it quits, citing irreconcilable differences with the management style of its 64-member board of directors, a clear indication that the Black leadership is in a serious crisis. In an Associated Press article on Sunday, Gordon said “I believe that any organization that’s…

It's only been 19 months and already NAACP President Bruce Gordon has called it quits, citing irreconcilable differences with the management style of its 64-member board…

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Commentary

My Friend Was Raped

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

I discovered it almost by accident. My friend had been raped. But this had not just happened; it had actually occurred several years ago. Sadly, she could tell me the exact date, time and minute that the rape transpired. I asked her whether she had pressed charges. Her answer was ‘no.’ I asked her whether…

I discovered it almost by accident. My friend had been raped. But this had not just happened; it had actually occurred several years ago. Sadly, she…

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Commentary

Worrill’s World: Don’t Forget the Sharpsville Massacre and Reparations

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

As we build the Reparations Movement throughout the African World community, we should not forget the atrocities that have been perpetrated against African people. We should not forget that the demand for reparations is worldwide. One such major atrocity in our history is the Sharpsville Massacre. One of the tragedies of post apartheid South Africa…

As we build the Reparations Movement throughout the African World community, we should not forget the atrocities that have been perpetrated against African people. We should…

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Commentary

Sidetracked: Where is Tookie Williams when we need him!

By Jane Stillwater Columnist

Recently two four-year-old girls were playing in the front yard of a tract house on a quiet street in Hayward, California. A car full of gang-bangers slowly rolled down the street. What happened next? One can only speculate. “Turn around, let’s go back.” “Why? They’re just two stupid little girls playing dolls.” “Target practice.” Punks…

Recently two four-year-old girls were playing in the front yard of a tract house on a quiet street in Hayward, California. A car full of gang-bangers…

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Guest Commentary

American Democracy: A Legacy Of Hypocrisy And Deceit

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

It has been accurately said that, “America Is Like A Melting Pot – The People At The Bottom Get Burned And The Scum Floats To The Top.” Perhaps, nothing is more indicative of this in the 21st century than the insipid manner in which the institutions of white America continue to reinvent the myth pertaining…

It has been accurately said that, "America Is Like A Melting Pot - The People At The Bottom Get Burned And The Scum Floats To The…

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Guest Commentary

The Oppression of Black People And the Revolutionary Struggle To End All Oppression

By Bob Avakian Guest Commentator

PART I Editors’ Note: This is the first in a series of excerpts from writings and talks by Bob Avakian, Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, which deal with the bitter reality — and the fundamental source — of the oppression of Black people throughout the history of the U.S., from the days of slavery…

PART I Editors' Note: This is the first in a series of excerpts from writings and talks by Bob Avakian, Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party,…

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