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August 9, 2007

Cover Story

Rep. John Conyers – Friend or Foe? – Impeachment Strategy Debate Part 2

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

John Conyers in his August report, “The Constitution in Crisis: The Downing Street Minutes and Deception, Manipulation, Torture, Retribution and Cover-ups in the Iraq War”, charges that the level of misconduct by this administration in leading the nation into war rises to the “level of impeachable conduct.” BC thanks all those readers who responded to…

John Conyers in his August report, “The Constitution in Crisis: The Downing Street Minutes and Deception, Manipulation, Torture, Retribution and Cover-ups in the Iraq War”, charges…

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Commentary

Tuskegee: The Experiment That Haunts Black Health

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

The current issue is always free to everyone Thirty-five years ago, the covers were pulled off the Tuskegee syphilis experiment conducted by the Macon County Public Health Service (PHS). The 40-year experiment allegedly was set up to study the impact of untreated syphilis on some 600 black men, about 200 in a control group, beginning…

The current issue is always free to everyone Thirty-five years ago, the covers were pulled off the Tuskegee syphilis experiment conducted by the Macon County Public…

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Color of Law

Color of Law: “Talk To Me” About the Problem With Black Radio

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

The current issue is always free to everyone Don Cheadle’s new film, “Talk To Me,” is the story of the late Petey Greene, the ex-prisoner turned radio personality and Emmy award winning talk show host. After being released from prison in the 1960s, he was hired by WOL 1450 AM in Washington, DC, the station…

The current issue is always free to everyone Don Cheadle's new film, "Talk To Me," is the story of the late Petey Greene, the ex-prisoner turned…

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Commentary

Keeping It Real: Understanding Our Specialness And Role In Humanity’s Struggle

By Larry Pinkney Editorial Board

The current issue is always free to everyone An individual or a people can be special in a positive or a negative way. Black America has a special, positive and increasingly important role to fulfill both nationally and globally. Switch with me now to a somewhat philosophical mode. As a child I saw, or at…

The current issue is always free to everyone An individual or a people can be special in a positive or a negative way. Black America has…

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Commentary

Between The Lines: Barry Bonds’ Hall Of Fame Career

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

The current issue is always free to everyone The time has come to acknowledge Barry Bonds as baseball’s new Home Run King. Love him or hate him, there’s only one sure thing you can say about Barry Bonds: he can hit a baseball. Now you can say he has hit more out than any player…

The current issue is always free to everyone The time has come to acknowledge Barry Bonds as baseball’s new Home Run King. Love him or hate…

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Commentary

Worrill’s World: Reparations and the African Centered Curriculum

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

The current issue is always free to everyone Part of our repair as an African people is the continued struggle to organize in order to challenge the teaching of African and Africans in America history in the public schools of America. This should be high on the agenda of the Reparations Movement. Throughout the development…

The current issue is always free to everyone Part of our repair as an African people is the continued struggle to organize in order to challenge…

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