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April 19, 2007

Commentary

Beneath The Spin: Let’s Get Over It – Racism That Is… Part 3 – Oops we did it again!

By Molly Secours Guest Commentator

In the past 18 months, we have had several major opportunities to engage in a meaningful national dialogue on race. And each time it has taken exactly 5.3 seconds before the conversation is deflected and blame is laid elsewhere – usually on Black people themselves. If we look at the public outbursts of Kanye West,…

In the past 18 months, we have had several major opportunities to engage in a meaningful national dialogue on race. And each time it has taken…

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Commentary

The Hawk’s Nest: Remember “Robeson of Rutgers”

By HAWK (J. D. Jackson) Guest Commentator

In lieu of the ever-increasing controversy surrounding former talk show host Don Imus’ racist, more so than sexist, remarks about many members of the Rutgers University women’s basketball team, (remember: he did not say, “kinky-headed (white) and nappy-headed (black) h-es”), he said, “nappy-headed h-es”—just black females. I think it is extremely important that the life…

In lieu of the ever-increasing controversy surrounding former talk show host Don Imus’ racist, more so than sexist, remarks about many members of the Rutgers University…

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Guest Commentary

“Compromised Justice” – The Duke University Lacrosse Team

By The Rev. Douglas Demetrius Prather Guest Commentator

As I watched the Attorney General of North Carolina eagerly announce that all charges had been dropped against the members of the Duke University Lacrosse team, it was with a sense of disbelief and amazement, however, I was not surprised. Since the original accusation from the Students from North Carolina Central University, an Historically Black…

As I watched the Attorney General of North Carolina eagerly announce that all charges had been dropped against the members of the Duke University Lacrosse team,…

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Guest Commentary

Are We Carrying Around the Baggage of Black Codes?

By Michele Mitchell Guest Commentator

With the recent discussions and debates taking place around the country regarding apologies, covenants, affirmative action, reparations, re-gentrification, and reverse discrimination, I can’t help but to ponder the question: Are we suffering from some sort of post traumatic inferiority syndrome? And not just Black people, but are White people suffering from a post traumatic superiority…

With the recent discussions and debates taking place around the country regarding apologies, covenants, affirmative action, reparations, re-gentrification, and reverse discrimination, I can’t help but to…

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Guest Commentary

To Be Black In America: An Unflinching Necessity

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

We are well into the 21st century and it continues to be absolutely essential to be Black in America. Beyond mere color, being Black is first and foremost a conscious political, social, and economic commitment to the struggle for the collective betterment of the descendants of the Black slavery holocaust, in what has now become…

We are well into the 21st century and it continues to be absolutely essential to be Black in America. Beyond mere color, being Black is first…

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Commentary

Worrill’s World: African People And Repairing The Damages

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

The current crisis in America and the world requires that we, as African people, take a deep reflective look at our condition, as we build the Reparations Movement. As we reflect, we must continue the struggle to repair the damages inflicted upon African people through centuries of brutal oppression under the yoke of white supremacy.…

The current crisis in America and the world requires that we, as African people, take a deep reflective look at our condition, as we build the…

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Guest Commentary

The CorporaState Eating America

By Melinda Pillsbury-Foster Guest Commentator

The current issue is always free to all readers and cannot afford the $50 subscription price, request a complimentary subscrpition here. What would Thomas Jefferson say to those who evoke his words to install fascism in America today? “Why can’t you see? We just want to be free To have our homes and families And…

The current issue is always free to all readers and cannot afford the $50 subscription price, request a complimentary subscrpition here. What would Thomas Jefferson say…

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