Issue: 246

Commentary

Keeping It Real: The 21st Century American Nightmare And The Necessity Of DE-Colonizing Our Minds

By Larry Pinkney bc Editorial Board

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The current issue is always free to everyone It is no coincidence that during the latter stages of the US war of aggression against Vietnam, the United States Navy aired combined television, radio, and print media propaganda / recruitment ads aimed specifically at young Black Americans. The ads repeatedly urged Black people to, “Go Navy.…

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The current issue is always free to everyone It is no coincidence that during the latter stages of the US war of aggression against Vietnam, the…

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Commentary

Worrill’s World: Egyptians Were Black, Not White

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD bc Columnist

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The current issue is always free to everyone Part of our repair in the reparations movement is to correct blatant white supremacy distortions of histor. Case in point: Egypt belongs to Africa! Until recent years, there had been a scholarly debate among European intellectuals, joined by some Blacks, on what they referred to as the…

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The current issue is always free to everyone Part of our repair in the reparations movement is to correct blatant white supremacy distortions of histor. Case…

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Commentary

We Hold These Truths… Healthcare – An Inalienable Right

By Scott Thursby

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The enumeration in the constitution of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people Health care is an inalienable right of modern man. If you have to pay for it as an individual it is no longer a right. We are not only in violation of the basic…

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The enumeration in the constitution of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people Health care is an inalienable…

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Commentary

Jena Six – Another Lesson in the Role of Race and the School to Prison Pipeline

By Ted Shaw and Damon Hewitt

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The current issue is always free to everyone By now, most people in this country have heard of the Jena Six – the black male high school students in the town of Jena, LA, who were charged as adults with crimes ranging from aggravated battery to attempted murder for their involvement in a schoolyard fight.…

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The current issue is always free to everyone By now, most people in this country have heard of the Jena Six - the black male high…

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Commentary

The Problem Here and the Problem There – Healthcare Here and in Rwanda

By Dr. Josh Ruxin

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The current issue is always free to everyone Watching Michael Moore’s “Sicko” was a sobering experience for me on a couple of levels — and not simply because of his pedantic style. The documentary spotlights the failings of the United States health care system — from bureaucracy to the high cost of care that discourages…

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The current issue is always free to everyone Watching Michael Moore’s “Sicko” was a sobering experience for me on a couple of levels — and not…

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Cartoon

Cartoon: No Child Left Alive

By Monte Wolverton

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