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June 21, 2007

Commentary

For The Sake Of All Lakerland: Please Trade Kobe

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

Each year, I write at least one column on one of my few passions, sports. Particularly, the politics of sports. I’ll have to write at least two this year, one will be when Barry breaks Aaron’s home run record and all the haters come out of the shadows. The other one is this one, pleading…

Each year, I write at least one column on one of my few passions, sports. Particularly, the politics of sports. I’ll have to write at least…

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Guest Commentary

Juneteenth: Free At Last?

By Ryan Paul Haygood Guest Commentator

Ralph Ellison immortalized “Juneteenth,” the annual celebration of the anniversary of June 19, 1865, when the enslaved Africans in Texas were actually emancipated, in his posthumous novel of the same name. Ellison’s title refers to the date when Union General Gordon Grander rode horseback into Galveston, Texas and announced to nearly 250,000 slaves that President…

Ralph Ellison immortalized "Juneteenth," the annual celebration of the anniversary of June 19, 1865, when the enslaved Africans in Texas were actually emancipated, in his posthumous…

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Commentary

Support The Black Commentator – A Vital Resource In Troubled Times

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

I do not speak lightly when I say that The Black Commentator is one of our national treasures. For the Black community, progressive readers from all racial and ethnic backgrounds and walks of life, supporters of human rights, those who oppose war and oppression, and those who are not content with the current state of…

I do not speak lightly when I say that The Black Commentator is one of our national treasures. For the Black community, progressive readers from all…

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Commentary

Color of Law: When Do We Get To Choose Our Own Heroes?

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

“The press is so powerful in its image-making role, it can make a criminal look like he’s the victim and make the victim look like he’s the criminal. This is the press, an irresponsible press. If you aren’t careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people…

"The press is so powerful in its image-making role, it can make a criminal look like he's the victim and make the victim look like he's…

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Commentary

Support The Black Commentator – A Vital Resource In Troubled Times

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

I do not speak lightly when I say that The Black Commentator is one of our national treasures. For the Black community, progressive readers from all racial and ethnic backgrounds and walks of life, supporters of human rights, those who oppose war and oppression, and those who are not content with the current state of…

I do not speak lightly when I say that The Black Commentator is one of our national treasures. For the Black community, progressive readers from all…

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Cover Story

Choices for Black Labor

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

I came of age politically in the middle of the Black Power movement. Within the ranks of organized labor, both the Black Power movement and the Anti-Vietnam War movement had a significant impact through the mid-1970s. Caucuses were being formed to challenge the bureaucratic leaderships of many unions. Wild-cat strikes were taking place in workplaces…

I came of age politically in the middle of the Black Power movement. Within the ranks of organized labor, both the Black Power movement and the…

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Guest Commentary

Hurricane Katrina Will Be As Much A Defining Moment As 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

By John Zogby Guest Commentator

I have been saying for some time that the top issue in the 2008 presidential campaign is going to be the Iraq war, with the war on terror a clear second. This is not rocket science; our polling has shown this for many months. The vast majority of Americans believe the Iraq war will still…

I have been saying for some time that the top issue in the 2008 presidential campaign is going to be the Iraq war, with the war…

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Commentary

Inclusion: Gulf Between Black, Gay Communities Narrowing

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

There was a time when the only voices the American public heard on the issue of marriage equality in the African-American community were those of fire and brimstone, bible-thumping ministers. Today, their vitriol is weakening as more and more African-American elected officials and Black civil rights organizations are speaking up on our behalf. And as…

There was a time when the only voices the American public heard on the issue of marriage equality in the African-American community were those of fire…

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