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October 25, 2007

Commentary

Garvey’s Birthday And Lessons In Learning – Worrill’s World

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

The current issue is always free to everyone It is quite clear that African people in America continue to be miseducated. This problem is discussed in a variety of ways in conversations everyday in our communities throughout America. From time to time we should consult the wisdom of those who have addressed this problem whom…

The current issue is always free to everyone It is quite clear that African people in America continue to be miseducated. This problem is discussed in…

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Commentary

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s “Negro Problem” – Between The Lines

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

The current issue is always free to everyone The conflicts that Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa are having with the African American community have taken an increased (and regressive) posture, as the downtown government gossip tabloid, Los Angeles City Beat, has weighed in on the matter – if you want to call it that. In its “Frontlines”…

The current issue is always free to everyone The conflicts that Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa are having with the African American community have taken an increased (and…

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Guest Commentary

All-White Jury Fumbles Ball on Boot Camp Verdict

By Chris Stevenson Columnist

The current issue is always free to everyone The concept of boot camps as a substitute for long prison stints for non-violent or pre-adult felonies is an early ‘90’s phenomena. It came as a replacement for convicts who opted for the military as opposed to doing their time in a federal penitentiary. Some of these…

The current issue is always free to everyone The concept of boot camps as a substitute for long prison stints for non-violent or pre-adult felonies is…

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Commentary

Tyler Perry and Black Cyber-Activism in the 21st Century

By Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman

The current issue is always free to everyone On October 1, 2007, Tyler Perry and Janet Jackson began a whirl-wind, two week media tour (9 states, 25 private screenings, TV and radio appearances) to promote their new film, “Why Did I Get Married.” The film turns its attention to a population and to a subject…

The current issue is always free to everyone On October 1, 2007, Tyler Perry and Janet Jackson began a whirl-wind, two week media tour (9 states,…

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Commentary

Affirmative Action, a Global Issue – Think Piece

By Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman

The current issue is always free to everyone Caracas, Venezuela – James Suggett is a twenty-something gringo who grew up in Sacramento, graduated from the University of California at San Diego and landed in Venezuela two years ago, as a member of the World Festival of Youth. He became interested in the revolution occurring in…

The current issue is always free to everyone Caracas, Venezuela – James Suggett is a twenty-something gringo who grew up in Sacramento, graduated from the University…

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Guest Commentary

Strange Fruit – Not a Meaningless Signal

By The Rev. Douglas Demetrius Prather Guest Commentator

Here we are in a new century. We have attempted to legislate morality and harness the ugliness of racism and classism but somehow, like the weeds that choke the beauty of gardens worldwide, that strange fruit finds a way to just keep growing from campuses of academia, professional settings and the origin of the rural…

Here we are in a new century. We have attempted to legislate morality and harness the ugliness of racism and classism but somehow, like the weeds…

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Cover Story

Condi on the Ropes? – Left Margin

By Carl Bloice Editorial Board

The current issue is always free to everyone Condoleezza Rice is being set up. The neo-conservatives that surrounded her in the Bush Administration when the Iraq war was plotted and launched are regrouping, distancing themselves from the White House and mobilizing against the “peace process” the Secretary of State is ostensibly promoting in the Middle…

The current issue is always free to everyone Condoleezza Rice is being set up. The neo-conservatives that surrounded her in the Bush Administration when the Iraq…

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