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Issue: 237

July 12, 2007

Cover Story

Why YOU Should Be Concerned About Big Media – Color of Law

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

At first glance, it would seem that the sad state of Rap and Hip Hop and media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s bid for the Wall Street Journal have very little in common. But there is a thread, which connects these two issues: the media are dominated by a fewer and fewer entities, and a handful of…

At first glance, it would seem that the sad state of Rap and Hip Hop and media mogul Rupert Murdoch's bid for the Wall Street Journal…

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Commentary

Bush Administration Keeps the Kerosene on the Somali Flames

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. Editorial Board

The current issue is always free to everyone Despite clear evidence that the US-backed Ethiopian invasion of Somalia has done little to stabilize the country and bring about national reconciliation, the Bush administration persists in what can only be described as cavalier and irrational actions that deepen the crisis. Two examples of this are worth…

The current issue is always free to everyone Despite clear evidence that the US-backed Ethiopian invasion of Somalia has done little to stabilize the country and…

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Commentary

With Tears and a Journey: The King’s Reign Ends with Impeachment! – Represent Our Resistance

By Dr. Lenore J. Daniels, PhD Editorial Board

The current issue is always free to everyone Near the end of Shakespeare in Love, life seems dismal. In a film about the creation and the debut of Romeo and Juliet, the young Shakespeare finds himself on opening night without a Romeo and, after the performance begins, he realizes he is without a Juliet! Shakespeare…

The current issue is always free to everyone Near the end of Shakespeare in Love, life seems dismal. In a film about the creation and the…

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Commentary

Lynne Stewart And Ralph Poynter: Stalwart Cohorts In The People’s Struggle – Keeping It Real

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

In these days of systemic US corporate fascism, the pathetic spinelessly opportunistic Democrats, and spit-in-your-face Republicans there is to be found in the persons of Lynne Stewart and Ralph Poynter, a breath of revolutionary fresh air that has been actively blowing inside this nation for at least four decades now. Allow me please to share…

In these days of systemic US corporate fascism, the pathetic spinelessly opportunistic Democrats, and spit-in-your-face Republicans there is to be found in the persons of Lynne…

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Commentary

More Than A Picnic: Black Family Reunions Help Heal Wounds From Slavery

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

Summer is always a time of longing for me, as I see the presence of black family reunions in St. Louis. You can ride through Forest Park or Tower Grove Park on any given summer day and observe banners with the family name hung proudly or recognize a sea of same-colored shirts buzzing around a…

Summer is always a time of longing for me, as I see the presence of black family reunions in St. Louis. You can ride through Forest…

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Commentary

Commuting Scooter Libby: Another Act of Gangsters In The White House – Between The Lines

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

With President Bush’s decision to commute Vice President Cheney’s Chief of Staff, Scooter Libby’s two and a half year prison sentence, it has become obvious what this administration is all about. The America people are being “straight gangstered” by the most extreme group of political ideologues since President Buchanan administration. Buchanan colluded with Supreme Court…

With President Bush’s decision to commute Vice President Cheney’s Chief of Staff, Scooter Libby’s two and a half year prison sentence, it has become obvious what…

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Commentary

Real Gangsters – The Hawk’s Nest

By HAWK (J. D. Jackson) Guest Commentator

Maybe it’s just me. But does it seem to you like everybody wants to be a gangsta, a thug, or a pimp? Well, it does to me. And it makes me wonder if the very people, both male and female, who want to be those things truly know that those things are. And just why…

Maybe it’s just me. But does it seem to you like everybody wants to be a gangsta, a thug, or a pimp? Well, it does to…

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